Paris,July1942:Sarah,atenyear-oldgirl,isbrutallyarrestedwithherfamilybytheFrenchpoliceintheVel’d’Hiv’roundup,butnotbeforeshelocksheryoungerbrotherinacupboardinthefamily’sapartment,thinkingthatshewillbebackwithinafewhours.Paris,May2002:OnVel’d’Hiv’s60thanniversary,journalistJuliaJarmondisaskedtowriteanarticleaboutthisblackdayinFrance’spast.Throughhercontemporaryinvestigation,shestumblesontoatrailoflong-hiddenfamilysecretsthatconnecthertoSarah.Juliafindsherselfcompelledtoretracethegirl’sordeal,fromthatterribletermintheVeld’Hiv’,tothecamps,andbeyond.AssheprobesintoSarah’spast,shebeginstoquestionherownplaceinFrance,andtoreevaluatehermarriageandherlife.TatianadeRosnayoffersusabrilliantlysubtle,compellingportraitofFranceunderoccupationandrevealsthetaboosandsilencethatsurroundthispainfulepisode.
