Title: The misunderstanding /
Authors: Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942
Publisher: Chatto & Windus,
Year: 2012
Subjects: France Social conditions Fiction.; France Social life and customs Fiction.
Abstract: Yves Harteloup, scarred by the war, is a disappointed young man, old money fallen on hard times, who returns for the summer to the rich, comfortable Atlantic resort of Hendaye, where he spent blissful childhood holidays. He becomes infatuated by a beautiful, bored young woman, Denise, whose rich husband is often away on business.