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The confidant a novel

"A gripping first novel" (Le Figaro Litteraire) and an award-winning international sensation as haunting and unforgettable as Suite Francaise Paris, 1975. Camille sifts through letters of condolence after her mother's death when a strange, handwritten missive stops her short. At first she believes she received it by mistake. But then, a new letter arrives each week from a mysterious stranger, Louis, who seems intent on recounting the story of his first love, Annie. They were separated in the years before World War II when Annie befriended a wealthy, barren couple and fell victim to a merciless plot just as German troops arrive in Paris. But also awaiting Camille's discovery is the other side of the story, which will call into question Annie's innocence and reveal the devastating consequences of jealousy and revenge. As Camille reads on, she begins to realize that her own life may be the next chapter in this tragic story.

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  • "Confident"@it
  • "Confident"@he
  • "Confident"@pl
  • "Confident"
  • "Grémillon, Das geheime Prinzip der Liebe"
  • "Gab bags"

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  • "Paris, 1975. Camilles Mutter ist bei einem Autounfall gestorben. Unter den Beileidsschreiben findet Camille einen rätselhaften Brief von einem Unbekannten, der die Geschichte einer jungen Frau erzählt: von Annie, der großen Liebe des Verfassers. Camille glaubt an eine Verwechslung, doch in den nächsten Tagen kommen weitere Briefe. Sie erzählen von der jungen Malerin Annie und ihrer wohlhabenden Gönnerin, die seit langem vergeblich versucht, schwanger zu werden. Aus Dankbarkeit erklärt sich Annie bereit, ein Kind für sie zu empfangen und zur Welt zu bringen. Doch was gut gemeint war, wird bald zur Quelle von Eifersucht, Misstrauen und Hass, und irgendwann ist Annie spurlos verschwunden ... Camille begreift allmählich, dass diese Geschichte aus den Briefen weit mehr mit ihr zu tun hat, als ihr lieb ist."
  • ""A gripping first novel" (Le Figaro Litteraire) and an award-winning international sensation as haunting and unforgettable as Suite Francaise Paris, 1975. Camille sifts through letters of condolence after her mother's death when a strange, handwritten missive stops her short. At first she believes she received it by mistake. But then, a new letter arrives each week from a mysterious stranger, Louis, who seems intent on recounting the story of his first love, Annie. They were separated in the years before World War II when Annie befriended a wealthy, barren couple and fell victim to a merciless plot just as German troops arrive in Paris. But also awaiting Camille's discovery is the other side of the story, which will call into question Annie's innocence and reveal the devastating consequences of jealousy and revenge. As Camille reads on, she begins to realize that her own life may be the next chapter in this tragic story."@en
  • "Sifting through letters of condolence after her mother's death, Camille discovers a strange missive. Alternating Camille's story with a series of mysterious letters, Grémillon transports us to Paris, 1939 to tell a powerful story of surrogacy, love, jealousy, revenge and reconciliation."@en
  • "In 1975 krijgt een 35-jarige vrouw, redactrice bij een uitgeverij, na de dood van haar moeder wonderlijke brieven zonder afzender toegestuurd.over haar moeder."
  • "Following her mother's death in 1975 Paris, Camille begins receiving letters from a stranger who relates how his first love acted as a surrogate for a couple in France before the war, revealing to Camille a previously unknown family history."@en
  • "Following her mother's death in 1975 Paris, Camille begins receiving letters from a stranger who relates how his first love acted as a surrogate for a couple in France before the war, revealing to Camille a previously unknown family history."
  • "Przeglądając pocztę z kondolencjami po śmierci matki Camille Werner znajduje odręcznie napisany list, w którym ktoś imieniem Louis opowiada historię swojej przyjaciółki z dzieciństwa i jedynej miłości, utalentowanej malarsko Annie. List nie ma nadawcy. Camille początkowo sądzi, że został do niej wysłany przez pomyłkę, ale kiedy zaczyna regularnie otrzymywać przesyłki z kolejnymi fragmentami losów Louisa i Annie, układającymi się w spójną opowieść, jest zaintrygowana i zarazem zaniepokojona. Stara się odszukać drugą Camille Werner, właściwą adresatkę; potem podejrzewa, że listy wysyła jakiś pisarz debiutant, próbujący zwrócić uwagę na swoją twórczość. Stopniowo umacnia się w niej przekonanie, że tajemniczy autor nie relacjonuje historii fikcyjnej, ale prawdziwą, sięgającą początku II wojny światowej i dotyczącą jej własnych rodziców. Czy kobieta, którą niedawno pochowała, i którą bardzo kochała, była naprawdę jej biologiczną matką?"
  • "A stunning debut novel in the vein of Irene Nemirovsky's 'Suite Francaise' from journalist Hélène Grémillon. In 1970's Paris, Camille receives an anonymous letter narrating events from pre-war France. She feels sure it was meant for someone else. Then more letters start to arrive ... They tell of the unlikely friendship between village girl Annie and bourgeois Madame M., who encourages the girl's passion for art. But when Annie offers to carry a child for her infertile friend, their lives become destructively entwined, with repercussions that are still felt decades later."@en
  • "Paris, 1975. Sifting through condolence letters after her mother's death, Camille finds a long, handwritten missive that she assumes came by mistake. But every Tuesday brings another installment from a stranger named Louis, a man separated from his first love, Annie, in the years before World War II. But also awaiting her discovery is the other side of the story, and Camille soon realizes that her own life may be the next chapter in this tragic story."
  • "Paris, 1975. Sifting through the letters of condolence after her mother's death, Camille discovers a strange missive sent by someone she does not know. She thinks it is probably an error. But then, every Tuesday, a new letter arrives, recounting a tale of two impossible loves, four broken destinies, until the final dénouement destroys everything in its inevitable path. Little by little, Camille begins to piece together the puzzle and is shocked to realise that this story has a direct bearing upon her own life."
  • "Through a series of condolence letters from an unknown correspondent, Camille Werner learns she may be the daughter of Annie and Louis, two teenage friends who lived in a small French town on the cusp of WWII. Set in Paris, 1975."
  • "En 1975, à la mort de sa mère, Camille découvre une étrange lettre anonyme. Chaque semaine, de nouvelles lettres arrivent, chargées de secrets et de mystères qui transportent Camille au coeur des années 1939-1943, entre amours contrariées et destins brisés. Premier roman."
  • "'I got a letter one day, a long letter that wasn't signed.' Camille reads this narration of events from pre-war France, certain that it has been sent to her by mistake. Then more letters start to arrive - They tell of a friendship struck up between a young village girl, Annie, and Madame M, a bourgeois lady. To begin with the women simply share a love of art, but when Annie offers to carry a child for her infertile friend, their lives become intimately entwined. The child is born on the eve of the German invasion of France, and the repercussions of her birth are still felt decades later. This powerful first novel by Helene Gremillion is a gripping study of the destruction unleashed, when human desires for love and motherhood turn to obsession."

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  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "French fiction"
  • "Historische Romane und Erzählungen"
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "History"@he
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "CD"
  • "Francouzské romány"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"

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  • "Das geheime Prinzip der Liebe : Roman"
  • "The confidant a novel"@en
  • "Das geheime Prinzip der Liebe Roman"
  • "ha-ʻIḳaron ha-sodi shel ha-teshuḳah"
  • "De vertrouweling"
  • "Pimil ch'in'gu : Ellen Gŭremiyong changp'yŏn sosŏl = Le confident"
  • "Le confident"
  • "The confidant"
  • "The confidant"@en
  • "The confidant : [a novel : secrets can be keep forever]"
  • "Neizbrisivo sećanje"
  • "谜情书"
  • "El confidente"@es
  • "El confidente"
  • "비밀 친구 : 엘렌 그레미용 장편 소설 = Le confident"
  • "Confidant"
  • "The Confidant"@en
  • "The Confidant"
  • "Le confident : roman"
  • "Mi qing shu"
  • "谜情书 = Le Confident"
  • "Kto-to umer ot li︠u︡bvi : roman"
  • "Mi qing shu = Le Confident"
  • "Zpověď"
  • "The confidant [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]"
  • "Das geheime Prinzip der Liebe"
  • "העיקרון הסודי של התשוקה"
  • "Кто-то умер от любви : роман"
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Powiernik"@pl
  • "Powiernik"
  • "Das geheime Prinzip der Liebe ungekürzte Lesung"
  • "Il confidente : romanzo"
  • "Il confidente : romanzo"@it

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