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A review by mary412
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
3.0
The novel teems with the intertwined lives of an insular French village. At the center of the tale is Silvio: In his younger days he fled the boredom of the village and made a life of travel and adventure. Now he has returned, living in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods and, much to his families chagrin, perfectly content in his solitude.
But when he attends the wedding of his favorite young cousin - "she has the thing that, when I was young, I used to value most in women; she has fire."
This novel has a complex plot; almost like a mystery. Very well written and very satisfying.
But when he attends the wedding of his favorite young cousin - "she has the thing that, when I was young, I used to value most in women; she has fire."
This novel has a complex plot; almost like a mystery. Very well written and very satisfying.