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This review provides a favorable review of a remarkable novel set in a French village. It also discusses the extraordinary life of the author, a life ended to soon at the hands of the Nazis.

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Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky is a finely crafted novel from a voice that was silenced decades ago in a concentration camp called Auschwitz. The author was a mere thirty-nine years of age. This memorable novel was found among the writer’s papers recently and published in France to critical acclaim. Along with the author’s other novel, Suite Francaise, this book is a riveting tale about the secrets kept by the occupants of a small French village.

The picturesque French countryside makes for a lovely backdrop for a story that is far from pretty, however. Nemirovsky explores moral issues through characters that have secrets. While village life appears simple, the lives of Nemirovsky’s characters are interconnected and complex...

Readers who like novels that can stand the test of time are well-advised to read this novel that so eruditely captures human truths on paper. Nemirovsky’s depiction of families is vividly rendered so that readers feel like they are peeking through the windows onto timeless scenes of love and jealousy—two strong elements of this story. Without moralizing, the author tells a story of personal motivations...

Irene Nemirovsky’s life would make for a memorable book too; but her story, did not end happily. Nemirovsky led a life plagued by politics and violence. The times she lived in have been well-documented by history books, but her story makes history heartbreakingly personal. Born to a Jewish banker and his wife in the Ukraine in 1903, Nemirovsky and her family were forced to flee their homeland during the Russian Revolution. After spending a year in Finland, the family moved to France where they prospered.

Irene was educated at the Sorbonne and her writing career garnered some praise right from the start. However, as her family was denied citizenship, Nemirovsky faced considerable prejudice for her heritage from French publishers...

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