Come what may
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Come what may
19.99 €
"We don't choose, we simply follow a predetermined path and always achieve what we are."
Perhaps Irène and Georges didn't know what they were—their love formed naturally in the Parisian suburbs, inspired by the image of Rudolph Valentino and the atmosphere of French silent films, where they both worked: he as a carpenter, she as a seamstress. But her work sparked a complex friendship with two wealthy women from Saint-Maur, and all three friends gave birth to children almost simultaneously, the fates of the four children of these three friends forever woven into the tapestry of French history.
Arlène dreamed of becoming an engineer—at a time when a female engineer was unthinkable and everyone she shared her plans with felt obliged to inform her. Daniel dreamed of a military career. Twins Marie and Thomas, an artist and a poet, wanted to pursue art. Their dreams eventually came true—and even death did not separate either of them from their dreams, but it did separate them from each other for many years...
French writer and screenwriter Jean-Michel Guenassia won the Prix Goncourt in 2009 for his debut novel, The Club of Incorrigible Optimists. Come What May is his new epic, a grand saga set against the backdrop of France's turbulent history from the 1920s to the 1960s. This text dazzles with its dazzling vibrancy—war, love, reckless faith, eternal hatred, regret and self-deception, catastrophes and missed opportunities, hope and rebirth. And although the path is marked for all the characters, the choice remains theirs.
Perhaps Irène and Georges didn't know what they were—their love formed naturally in the Parisian suburbs, inspired by the image of Rudolph Valentino and the atmosphere of French silent films, where they both worked: he as a carpenter, she as a seamstress. But her work sparked a complex friendship with two wealthy women from Saint-Maur, and all three friends gave birth to children almost simultaneously, the fates of the four children of these three friends forever woven into the tapestry of French history.
Arlène dreamed of becoming an engineer—at a time when a female engineer was unthinkable and everyone she shared her plans with felt obliged to inform her. Daniel dreamed of a military career. Twins Marie and Thomas, an artist and a poet, wanted to pursue art. Their dreams eventually came true—and even death did not separate either of them from their dreams, but it did separate them from each other for many years...
French writer and screenwriter Jean-Michel Guenassia won the Prix Goncourt in 2009 for his debut novel, The Club of Incorrigible Optimists. Come What May is his new epic, a grand saga set against the backdrop of France's turbulent history from the 1920s to the 1960s. This text dazzles with its dazzling vibrancy—war, love, reckless faith, eternal hatred, regret and self-deception, catastrophes and missed opportunities, hope and rebirth. And although the path is marked for all the characters, the choice remains theirs.
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