num_pages: 109
description: This compelling story of Bertrande de Rols is a rich novella with the timeless power of a fable. It was based on a famous story of a court case in mid-16th century France. Janet Lewis depicts a distant time and a traditional, rural culture based on a highly ordered patriarchal structure. When "Martin Guerre" returns from a quest after eight years, the family embraces him, and Bertrande is swept up in the relief at the apparent return to the security of the old order. But Martin has changed, and Bertrande threatens the established order with her defiant quest for the truth.
language: English
title: The Wife of Martin Guerre
titlecomplete: The Wife of Martin Guerre
genres: Historical, Literature, American, Classics, School, Novels, France, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Novella
ratings_count: 1529
series: Cases of Circumstantial Evidence
publisher: Swallow Press