Fire in the blood
By: Irène Némirovsky ; translated by Sandra Smith
Contributors: Smith, Sandra, 1949-
Edition: 1st North American ed
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780307267481
Subjects: Family secrets -- Fiction; Village communities -- France -- Fiction; Memory in old age -- Fiction; France -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Work titles: Chaleur du sang.
Description: At the center of the tale is Silvio,  who in his younger years fled the boredom of the village for of travel and adventure, returns to live in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods. Much to his family's dismay, Silvio is content with his solitude. But when he attends the wedding of his favorite young cousin, Silvio begins to be drawn back into the complicated life of this small town. As the narration unfolds, we are given an intimate picture of the loves and infidelities, the scandals, the youthful ardor and regrets of age that tie Silvio to the long-guarded secrets of the past
Notes: "Originally published in France as Chaleur du sang by Denoël, Paris, in 2007"--T.p. verso