A review by poppymaeve
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky

3.0

I got this book as part of Waterstones "blind date with a book" event for Valentines day, so I had no idea what it was when I bought it. The only hint I had was that it was about "lies and secrets in rural France". This is also the first novel by Némirovsky that I've read, so I really went into this blind.

"Fire in the Blood" is an interesting and beautiful story. Plot wise, it's quite a heartbreaking novel. I enjoyed the parallels between generations;

Spoiler

Helene and Francoise's relationship not being as peachy as it seems, their similarities with Colette and Jean. I really enjoyed the twist that Brigitte was Helene and Silvio's child. Those long-kept secrets must have eaten them up, though it's evident that Helene made an effort to forget in order to live a peaceful, rural life.