Description
"In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, under the sweltering temperatures of summer heat wave, a war hero is being held prisoner in an abandoned barrack. In front of the door to his prison, a mangy dog barks night and day. Miles from where he is being held, in the French countryside, an intelligent young woman works the land the land, waiting and hoping.a Meanwhile, a judge whose principles have been sorely shaken by the war is travelling to an unknown location to sort out certain affairs of which it is better not to speak. a Three characters. In their midst, a dog who holds the key both to their futures and to this intriguing plot.a Full of poetry and life, The Red Collar is at once a pleasingly straightforward narrative about the human spirit and a profound work about loyalty and love. 'What does it mean to fight for what one loves? To act out of loyalty? Or out of solidarity? Ina TheaRed Collar , a delicate and poetic novel, Rufin examines that which makes us human.'a L'expressa (France) 'Without special effects, with simplicity and the pure pleasure of telling a story, Jean-Christophe Rufin explores the meaning of faithfulness, loyalty, and honor.'a Le Figaroa (France)a Praise for Jean-Christophe Rufin's The Dream Maker ' The Dream Maker brings to vivid life the exemplary career of a little known medieval paragon- Jacques CEur, banker, visionary and crafter of the glory that was France.'a The Barnes & Noble Review "
