Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky -Audio

Beginning in Paris on the eve of Nazi occupation in 1940, Suite Française tells the remarkable story of men and woman thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. AsParasians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way: awealthy mother searches for sweets in a town without food; a couple is terrified at the thought of losing their jobs, even as their world begins to fall apart. Moving on to a provincial village now occupied by German soldiers, the locals must learn to coexist with the enemy-in their town, their homes, and even in their hearts.

When Irène Némirovsky began working on Suite Française, she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a JEW, and in 1942she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.

This is an unabridged audio edition, 13 1/4 hours on 11 CD's. Read by Daniel Oreskes and Barbara Rosenblat