A review by adt
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky

4.0

After reading "Suite Francaise" by the same author, I wasn't expecting something superior. The author seems to capture provincial France the best I can determine from living in the provincial areas for very short stints. Perhaps it wouldn't be so enjoyable without that context? The unraveling of "long-guarded secrets of the past" is well-done and keeps the readers' interest. Most interesting where the authors' insights on love, life and compromises. Her perspective is quite amazing as she only lived 39 years.