by Janet Lewis · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140041934
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«The Wife of Martin Guerre» is Janet Lewis's historical novel, published by Penguin in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Based on a famous trial in sixteenth-century France, it tells how Bertrande de Rols, married to Martin Guerre, sees a man return who claims to be her husband; she soon suspects he is not who he says he is. The novel explores identity, deception and truth in a rural, patriarchal society.
Originally published in 1941, it is part of the «Cases of Circumstantial Evidence» series, of which it is the first novel.
A work for readers of historical fiction and classics, with a regular presence in reading groups.
