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by Philippe Grimbert (Author), Polly McLean (Translator)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd (8 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184627043X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846270437
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 323,443 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Financial Times

`A slim little book - quick, but heavy with terror. Secret is a
marvel of a book, rendered in a fluent and flexible translation by Polly
McLean.'


Jewish Chronicle

`A spare, minimally told story, which resonates with historical
and personal meaning.'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Respect for this book, 17 Mar 2007
By P. M. Elworthy - See all my reviews
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This is an exquisite, deeply moving story of how a boy unearths the awesome secret of his childhood. The telling of it is even more exquisite, because of the finesse with which layer after layer of truth is excavated, moving closer to the heart of the author. It's really a thriller of the heart. The French version has been a colossal best-seller and won three major literary prizes; and this translation embellishes the alert, insightful, elegant manner of the author.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping informative read, 23 Mar 2007
By Dr. Eva M. Chapman (Dulverton, Somerset, UK) - See all my reviews
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This book was an exciting read. The fact that it is based on a real and terrible secret in the author's life makes it even more extraordinary. The book affords an intimate glimpse into life in Paris suburbia with flashbacks to the time when France was occupied by the Nazis.

A bestseller in France, McLean does justice to the spare but lyrical prose in this excellent translation

The author's description of the forbidden love between his parents contains some of the most compelling and sexually charged passages I have read.

Above all the book underlines my assertion that the past can never be buried - secrets need to rise to the surface and be resolved. The way Grimbert surfaces and resolves his 'secret' is an inspiration.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 7 May 2008
This review is from: Secret (Paperback)
This is not a book I would ever have bought; I received it free with a subscription to a book review magazine. I thought it was absolutely superb, I could not stop reading and finished it in a day. A fascinating and moving story, plainly but beautifully told.

I would caution against reading any detailed reviews of it... the less you know when you begin, the more powerful the story.


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