Book description
>What happens to a French girl who marries a Young German, decent
and well-meaning, and is taken by him to live with his German family?
Suppose that he is killed, and she left alone in Germany, with her
relations by marriage? What do they think of her? How does she think of
herself - has she a country? Which is her country?
She has committed a fault-or a social crime -which is also a simple and
natural human gesture. It may be something she ought to expiate. But
perhaps nothing she can now do will be an expiation. There may be no
forgiveness for her, or she may not need it.
This is a short truthful book, into which has been concentrated the
clearest and fullest realization of the passions and energies involved.
The suspense is bearable because it is informed by a lightness in the
handling of profound emotions and actions which, far from lessening,
accentuates the force and nature of the impression it makes.>
>What happens to a French girl who marries a Young German, decent and
well-meaning, and is taken by him to live with his German family?
Suppose that he is killed, and she left alone in Germany, with her
relations by marriage? What do they think of her? How does she think of
herself - has she a country? Which is her country?
She has committed a fault-or a social crime -which is also a simple and
natural human gesture. It may be something she ought to expiate. But
perhaps nothing she can now do will be an expiation. There may be no
forgiveness for her, or she may not need it.
This is a short truthful book, into which has been concentrated the
clearest and fullest realization of the passions and energies involved.
The suspense is bearable because it is informed by a lightness in the
handling of profound emotions and actions which, far from lessening,
accentuates the force and nature of the impression it makes.>
