VINTAGE CLASSICS : THE CHATEAU PB – WILLIAM MAXWELL

"A nostalgic tale of two lovers journey through war-torn France from the author of SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW ‘Exquisitely perceived and fastidiously rendered’’ The New York Times It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for. ‘Reading The Chateau is like meeting a very old friend with whom the conversation is always spontaneous, intimate, restorative and unpredictable’ Sally Vickers"