The Balcony【電子書籍】[ Jane Delury ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "breathtaking" century-spanning portrait of the inhabitants of a French village (Jennifer Egan), revealing the deception, despair, love, and longing beneath the calm surface of ordinary lives.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞What if our homes could tell the stories of others who lived there before us? Set in a small village near Paris, ＜em＞The Balcony＜/em＞ follows the inhabitants of a single estate-including a manor and a servants' cottage-over the course of several generations, from the Belle v?poque to the present day, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters. A young American au pair develops a crush on her brilliant employer. An ex-courtesan shocks the servants, a Jewish couple in hiding from the Gestapo attract the curiosity of the neighbors, and a housewife begins an affair while renovating her downstairs. Rich and poor, young and old, powerful and persecuted, all of these people are seeking something: meaning, love, a new beginning, or merely survival.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Throughout, ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る