Book description
CASTROUX, FRANCE, 1939. In a bare farmhouse above the village,
Oriane lives in desperate poverty. When the Germans invade, her simple
world crumbles. Passions erupt, moral boundaries break down, and
rebellion is soon in the air. CASTROUX, FRANCE, 2000. In an idyllic
gîte overlooking the river, Claudia sunbathes on the terrace. She's
pregnant, trapped, and terrified of the future. She confides only in
an elderly neighbour, Oriane, and discovers that she too once carried
a shameful secret. THE HOUSE WITH BLUE SHUTTERS. Witness to the
horrors of war and the heartache that followed. A place where history
echoes off every wall...
