by Irène Frain · LATTES · tapa dura · ISBN 9782724246209
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«Secret de famille» is the novel by Irène Frain, published by Jean-Claude Lattès in hardcover (561 pages, in French).
Orphaned and poor, Marthe rises through the bourgeoisie thanks to her tenacity and intelligence. World War I gives her family power, but her son Lambert rebels. Years later, her violinist grandson investigates her life and unearths hatreds, dramas and vendettas the family thought buried.
The work was published in 1989; the cover notes it was adapted for the movies.
With its family saga plot and generational secrets, it is aimed at readers of contemporary and historical fiction.
Irène Frain is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society.
