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Charlotte Gray (Hardcover)

by Sebastian Faulks (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hutchinson; First Edition edition (24 Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091784425
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091784423
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 389,919 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sebastian Faulks established his authority as a storyteller with his best-selling Birdsong. His next book, Charlotte Gray, a haunting story of love and war set in London and occupied France in 1942-3, is loosely a sequel. Charlotte is a highly educated young Scottish woman who falls passionately in love with an airman, Peter Gregory, emotionally scarred by his many close brushes with death. When he disappears on a mission to France, she follows him as a British secret courier, sent over to help support the Resistance. Having failed to find Gregory, she decides to stay on to do what she can for the France she has loved since childhood. She and the reader are drawn ever deeper into the lives of assimilated French Jews-- the children Andre and Jacob whose parents have already been sent to the death camps, and the Levades, father and son. Though ultimately powerless to help, Charlotte nevertheless learns a far deeper understanding of herself and her own family through them.

This is a book full of insight into the way civilization can slip into barbarism. Its haunting themes of memory and passion stay with you long after you have finished reading. --Lisa Jardine



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"A miraculous novel. . . . Faulks is a master indeed." --"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Eloquent and moving. . . . A page turner for grown-ups, a novel with the rich detail of a great historical narrative." -"The Baltimore Sun"
"There is no shortage of dramatic tension, excitement or persuasive detail [in Charlotte Gray]. . . . Mr. Faulks is a prodigiously talented writer." --"The New York Times"
"This powerful novel...explodes into an immensely gripping tale." --"The Wall Street Journal"
"What begins as a conventional love story becomes an adventure of the spirit... Charlotte Gray has depth and texture." --"The Washington Post"

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Please don't rave for the sake of it !, 31 Mar 2000
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Birdsong was an interesting and powerful read, but certainly not worthy of the increasingly rapturous comments people feel the need to compose since its publication. The same is true of 'Charlotte Gray'. Yes, it is a novel which I would encourage any fan of Faulkes to read, and in certain parts is indeed a skillful, intense, and perceptive piece of literature. Yet in other chapters the plot is contrived, descriptions are over-worked to produce characters who are cliched and appalingly self-aware, and events are predictable to the extreme. Anyone who claims to be 'moved' or 'disturbed' by the contents of 'Charlotte Gray' seem somewhat extravagent in their reviews. Let's keep things in perspective please ladies and gentlemen; this is work of fiction, not your personal experience of the horrors of the Second World War.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Faulkes best novel yet!!, 12 Feb 2001
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An interesting perspective on the Second World War, the bravery of Charlotte Gray characterises the gritty resolve of the English during this desperate time for Europe. Very revealling insight into the attitude and opion of the French at the time.
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2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing really, 29 Mar 2000
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I have to say that I found this book neither compelling nor harrowing. I also found myself criticizing some of the prose - I sometimes feel that Faulks uses some descriptions for the hell of it. I didn't click with this one. I found the last 30 odd pages quite moving though.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful
Let me start out by saying that I haven't read Birdsong, the boook everyone that reads this book feels obliged to refer to. Read more
Published on 15 Jul 2000 by D. C. Njoku

4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but still very powerful
Faulkes's detail of the period and political background of wartime France is illuminating and disturbing. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Some good moments notwithstanding, a disappointment.
Faulkes' genius for descriptive writing peeks through in this book from time to time, but sadly the characterisation is less impressive. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars incredibly moving
This is the most moving and shocking book I have ever read. Having studied modern history at school, this story really brings it alive and makes you realise how it really was... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and predictable
Following on from Birdsong I thought I was in for another cathartic experience. Sadly this was not the case. Did we care about Charlotte? Read more
Published on 20 Oct 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars an unmissable read!
Charloote Gray is sent into france on a mission in the middle of WW2. While she is there she also tries to find the love of her life Peter Gregory who is stuck in france after... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars What is it good for ?
So many novels about war tend to focus on the complexities of battle and the resulting scars. Charlote Grey's focus is on the complexities of people, having to come to terms... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars A good book in its own right
In contrast with Birdsong this offers a very 40's style love story which though nostalgic will always dim in comparison to the earlier books eroticism. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars A weak love story
Sadly, having absolutely loved Birdsong, I think what we have here is another case of 'Author excells with first novel, but can't match it thereafter' - roll on an award, for... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Over-rated trash masquerading as literature
Sebastian Faulks proved he could write with the entertaining and moving Birdsong. Charlottte Gray shares none of these qualities, except the odd clever evocation of atmosphere on... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 1999

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