Sarah's Key

Paperback Published on: 07/02/2008
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Sarah's Key
The darkest days of France.
At times a heartbreaking story about France's involvement in the holocaust; a detail of Second World War history that is very much swept under the carpet. ... READ MORE
Becky Bookseller

Synopsis

The Multi-Million Copy International Bestseller

Released in 2010 as a major motion picture starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sarah's Key is perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and All the Light We Cannot See.

'A remarkable novel. Like Sophie's Choice, it's a book that impresses itself upon one's heart and soul forever' Naomi Ragen, author of The Saturday Wife

Paris, July 1942. Sarah, a ten-year-old Jewish girl, is arrested by the French police in the middle of the night, along with her mother and father. Desperate to protect her younger brother, she locks him in a cupboard and promises to come back for him as soon as she can.

Paris, May 2002. Julia Jarmond, an American journalist, is asked to write about the 60th anniversary of the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup - the infamous day in 1942 when French police rounded up thousands of Jewish men, women and children, in order to send them to concentration camps.

Sarah's Key is the poignant story of two families, forever linked and haunted by one of the darkest days in France's past. In this emotionally intense, page-turning novel, Tatiana de Rosnay reveals the guilt brought on by long-buried secrets and the damage that the truth can inflict when they finally come unravelled.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9780719524523
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 208g
  • Languages: English

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Sarah's Key
breathtaking
I started reading this book in the evening, big mistake as i felt that i couldn't go to bed until i found out this little girls fate, with every page turn ... READ MORE
bookworm kirst
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
Paris, July 1942: Ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police along with hundreds of other Jewish families in the dead of night. Thin... READ MORE
Caroline Colley
Sarah's Key
A highly readable account of troubled times...
This is a book which I loved, but which I thought had flaws. It's subject matter is the deportation of Parisian Jews to the death camps, and what became of... READ MORE
D J Smith
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
After reading the first few pages, nothing in my life seemed as important as finding out Sarah's fate in this gripping, sensitive and immensely moving book... READ MORE
David Baker
Sarah's Key
A must read!
I have just finished this book after only two days and I can honestly say it was spell bounding. Although I found the plot slightly predictable at times, d... READ MORE
Meridian
Sarah's Key
Absolutely Amazing!
This book is absolutely amazing. I could not put it down for even a second! Very powerful story and so moving too. A must read for EVERYONE!!! Highly recom... READ MORE
gelato22
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
Its July 16th 1942 and a young innocent ten year old girl in Paris unknowingly makes a life changing decision. Not knowing what's happening or where she an... READ MORE
wendy hunt
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
I have just finished this book after only two days. I am crying as I write this review. I just wanted to say that this book has to be read. I really enjoy ... READ MORE
EMMA STRIDE
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
This is a thought provoking and gripping novel which is relevant to contemporary issues. It depicts a disturbing story about a little publicized event in r... READ MORE
Nigel Davis
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
Julie Robinson
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
Make sure you have plenty of free time when you start this book! It grabs the imagination from the start and the two threads are equally gripping. It is a ... READ MORE
Fiona Ward
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
In the author's own words "This is not a historical work and has no intention of being one. It is my tribute to the children of the Vel d'Hiv."Although no... READ MORE
Teresa Majury
Sarah's Key
An unsettling read
This book, in parts, was like watching a horror movie. I almost couldn't bear to read it, such was the dread I felt as the book opened with one of the wors... READ MORE
Deborah