Not only that, the book itself is a work of art - with stunning illustrations by artist Brian Gallagher and copies of vintage maps as endpapers.Ī poignant, spooky study of mourning and redemption. Mosse's depiction of life in Southern France between the wars is utterly convincing.
Mosse excels at transporting her readers into another time and another world. Authorīeautiful and haunting, this is a great story of love, loss and courage.Īn absorbing tale of loss and remembrance in the aftermath of the First World War. By the time dawn breaks, he will have stumbled across a tragic mystery that goes back through the centuries.By turns thrilling, poignant and haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage. Over the course of one night, Fabrissa and Freddie share their stories of remembrance and loss. There he meets Fabrissa, a beautiful local woman, also mourning a lost generation. Shaken, he stumbles into the woods, emerging by a tiny village. During a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. Unable to cope with his grief, Freddie has spent much of the time since in a sanatorium.In the winter of 1928, still seeking resolution, Freddie is travelling through the French Pyrenees - another region that has seen too much bloodshed over the years.
In Freddie Watson's case, it took his beloved brother and, at times, his peace of mind. It robbed a generation of friends, lovers and futures. A haunting ghost story from the French mountains.The Great War took much more than lives.
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