Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Been seeing this at the book store and supermarkets etc for sale for ages, and liked the look of it. So finally, I managed to download it, and am already a quarter of the way through it. What a great read, it's loosely based on fact, and the French gendarmes infamous handling of the Jewish population in July 16 1942, where families were horrendously herded up and stored in the Vel d'hiver before being shipped off to Auschwitz where of course they were murdered in gas chambers. It also coincided with my fiancee's 12 year old daughter recently going on a school trip, to the Holocaust museum in Baltimore near Washington, and now we're able to swap stories, and I can hopefully educate her more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racerbear02 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I read it earlier in the year at the behest of a friend, I couldn't put it down, as you said, based on fact and really well written.Well worth reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanS Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I believe this was subject of a previous thread or I may have read a review elsewhere. I agree with Racebear02 - I bought the book second-hand and couldn't put it down. It is now doing the 'rounds' of my friends in my U3A French conversation group in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I am guessing that there is not a version of this in the French language or was it a French book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Written by a French woman, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_de_RosnayMade into a movie a couple of years back toohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%27s_Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariège Author Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 This book has been on my 'to buy' list for a while - got talking to an elderly Jewish man in London at the French Property exhibition and he had been hidden for the entire war by a French family. He told me about this book and said it was a must-read. He'd even written to Tatiana de Rosnay to tell her. Can't get a better recommendation than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 You certainly can't.I'm nearly half way through now, not sure if I could let a 12 year old read it. The descriptions are very harrowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 My copy arrived in the post at lunch time. I've just finished it. Not great literature perhaps but a rattling good read which I couldn't put down.I have every intention of encouraging my thirteen year old grand daughter to read it.Thanks Richard.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racerbear02 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I don't know if anyone saw this, but worth a readhttp://lci.tf1.fr/france/societe/rafle-du-vel-d-hiv-l-hommage-et-l-oubli-7416881.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 To Chancer:I bought the DVD (Fr version) and loved it. Then bought the book (in French) only to discover that it was translated from the English! A great read and even having watched the film I still could not put the book down. Fr. title "Elle s'appelait Sarah". Livre de poche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanS Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sent the link to my U3A French group in the UK - I think they'll find it interesting.As before - I've read the book and will try to get the DVD ( in French) - where did you get Chancer?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote user="Chancer"]I am guessing that there is not a version of this in the French language or was it a French book?[/quote]Jean my answer was to Chancer's question (see above)The DVD I found in Lidl [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanS Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks - will look the next time I'm shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just watched the movie. Was quite good, but felt a bit disjointed compared to the book. Bertrande in the movie seemed the complete opposite to the book. I thought he was a tramp when he first appeared on screen lol.Other than a few details it was reasonably faithful to the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote user="Mr Ceour de Lion II"]Just watched the movie. Was quite good, but felt a bit disjointed compared to the book. Bertrande in the movie seemed the complete opposite to the book. I thought he was a tramp when he first appeared on screen lol.Other than a few details it was reasonably faithful to the book.[/quote]I'll second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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