The Chateau
It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for.
It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679761563 (067976156X)
ASIN: 067976156X
Publish date: November 7th 1995
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
I listened to the audio version of this novel and I have no complaint with the narration. It is the content and tone of the story that didn’t work for me. Let me explain. The story is about an American couple vacationing in Europe after the Second World War. The story focuses on the couple’s travels...
Enough! Bastante! Abbastanza! I'm not gonna try to read this anymore. Can this be the same author who wrote the pointed and precise So Long, See You Tomorrow? I spent days and days forcing myself to keep trying with this book. It was all I could do to get through a chapter a day, sometimes not ev...