{"product_id":"final-transgression-harriet-welty-rochefort-9782957244409","title":"Final Transgression: One Woman's Tragic Destiny in War-torn France","description":"Spring 1944: Betrayed by her collaborationist husband, S verine Sevanot travels from Paris to her beloved hometown in southwest France. S verine's friends and family have urged her not to go: the region is a tinderbox where the French are fighting not only the Nazis, but their own countrymen who support the pro-German Vichy regime. S verine ignores the advice. She always does exactly what she wants. Summer 1994: To mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day, an American reporter interviews 85-year-old Caroline Aubry, S verine's sister. Caroline tells of fleeing the Germans by taking to the road in May 1940, then returning to a Paris that has been overrun by Germans flirting with young French girls, playing oom-pah band music in the parks, and imposing strict rationing on the city while keeping the best food and wine for themselves. What Caroline omits is a story she has never revealed, even to her son F lix. Now, though, unsettled by the interview and the memories it evokes, Caroline decides that it is time for F lix to learn the secrets of the past... \"A gripping, beautifully written novel about love and betrayal.\" --Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War\"A vigorous and compelling tale.\" --Robert O. Paxton, author of Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order\"Elegant and often moving.\" --Alan Riding, author of And The Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-occupied Paris\"Final Transgression succeeds admirably in edifying while moving its readers.\" --Ronald C. Rosbottom, author of When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light under German Occupation 1940-1944\"Harriet Welty Rochefort paints this complex tableau of war in France with a fine brush and a great deal of humanity.\" --Mary Fleming, author of The Art of Regret and Someone Else\"A taut tale of love, war and politics... brings powerfully to life Paris and the P rigord, before and during WW2 and the Occupation.\" --Martin Walker, author of the Bruno detective series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriet Welty Rochefort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2957244403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782957244409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Understand France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Harriet Welty Rochefort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994536968447,"sku":"9782957244409","price":14.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5aab0795-d372-4971-a55e-a67b0fc1c51b.jpg?v=1683330739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/final-transgression-harriet-welty-rochefort-9782957244409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}