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Revenge and Regret

By Catherine Mercer

Revenge and Regret

By Catherine Mercer

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A young man is inexplicably shot by a stranger at the summer Fete in the village of Ste Agathe in Languedoc in southern France. What can possibly be the motive for such a brutal attack in this peaceful backwater? Is the incident somehow connected with what happened here more than a century ago? Joseph, the victim's father, was just 10 years old at the outbreak of the Second World War. The conflict shattered the sheltered lives of everyone around him. While some accepted the German occupation, the Maquisards struggled courageously for freedom. Joseph, who had been brought up by a kindly widow, took sides with the resistance. When he discovers who his real parents are, tragedy is inescapable. Neither Joseph nor his village will ever be the same again. Revenge and Regret, a poignant tale of a boy growing up in war time, is based on the true story of the Maquis de Picaussel (which is pictured on the front cover) and on the experiences of the author's friends and neighbours in France. Luxat, La Bastide and Ste Agathe are fictitious place names, but the events described in the novel are firmly founded on true events which took place here more than 50 years ago.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2000-12-01
Publication Date:
2000-12-01
Publisher:
Camdale Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0953961605
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