Title : The Children of the Righteous - Christian Signol - book

Summary :

The novel that inspired the film Children of the Just, starring Mathilde Seigner and Gérard Lanvin.

In 1942, in the Dordogne department, the demarcation line crossed the course of the Isle. The Laborie farm is a stone's throw from the river and Virgile, listening only to his heart, never refuses his boat to those who try to cross into the free zone.

When Virgile and Victoria, who have never been able to have children, are offered the chance to hide Sarah and Elie, two Jewish children lost in the turmoil , they welcome the little refugees as a gift from heaven. As the days go by, despite betrayals, denunciations, and incessant checks, the Resistance is organized in the Périgord until the retreat of the German troops in blood and terror.

With a sensitivity and a precision of tone that are overwhelming, Christian Signol evokes this painful period in history when, like the Labories, many French people did not hesitate to put their lives at risk with the simple certainty of fulfilling their duty as citizens, as human beings.

This novel, which the author holds so dear, is a superb tribute to the memory of these Righteous people who cannot be forgotten.

" The novel is dazzling, the writing is understated, and the story is wonderfully beautiful. ". West France

• EAN : 9782226244239
  
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