Elle s'appelait Sarah roman - Tatiana de Rosnay
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Elle s'appelait Sarah roman

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Language
French
Published in
Publisher
Héloïse d'Ormesson
Pages
356
ISBN
9782350870458
In Paris, July 1942, ten-year-old Sarah makes a split-second decision as French police raid her family's apartment. In a desperate attempt to save her younger brother, she locks him in their secret hiding place, a cupboard, believing she will be back in a few hours to release him. She pockets the key, a small object that will come to represent an unbearable secret. Her promise becomes the anchor of a harrowing journey through one of the darkest moments of French history, the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup.

Sixty years later, American journalist Julia Jarmond is assigned to cover the anniversary of the roundup. While investigating, she discovers that the apartment her husband's family is renovating has a hidden, painful link to Sarah's family. As Julia's research deepens, she unearths a trail of long-buried secrets that connect her own life to the young girl's fate. This discovery compels her to trace the girl's path, a quest that will challenge her own identity, her marriage, and her understanding of the past's unyielding hold on the present.

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Original edition details

Sarah's Key Originally published in 2007
Original language
English
Original publisher Macmillan

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