The acclaimed author of The Foundling Boy brings us a fictionalised
memoir about a childhood between Paris and Monaco. ******
'A delight' ** Independent on Sunday**
A vivid recreation of the interwar period, Michel Déon's fictionalised
memoir is a touching and very true depiction of boyhood and how our
early experiences affect us.
Édouard (Michel Déon's real name) looks back on his 1920s childhood
spent in Paris and Monte Carlo. Within a bourgeois yet unconventional
upbringing, 'Teddy', an observant and sensitive boy, must deal with not
just the universal trials of growing up, but also the sudden tragedy
that strikes at the heart of his family.