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A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
Author: Sebastien Japrisot, Linda Coverdale (Translator)
In January 1917, five wounded French soldiers, hands bound before them, are brought to the front at Picardy by their own troops. Forced to climb from the trenches onto the narrow strip of no-man's-land that separates the French and German armies, they are left to die in the cross fire. Their brutal punishment has be...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780452272972
ISBN-10: 0452272971
Publication Date: 9/1/1994
Pages: 336
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This book is poetry in a novel form. From the very first sentence, I was hooked. A haunting mystery and a beautiful love story that shows love has no limits. Fantastic imagery, beautiful language, this book is amazing.
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Loved this book, a real life mystery and love story about WWI
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I loved this book more than I can really say. It was very confusing at times, as I put the book down for a day or two and the characters' names got me disoriented. HOWEVER, it mattered little, if at all. I just kept reading and felt myself being absorbed into the book. I will definitely read it again to get an even better grasp of the storyline.

I've recommended it to so many people already, including my dad, who said the cover looked soap-opera-ish. The title and the cover art are misleading. The book is simply a mystery about a strong-minded woman determined to find her mate.
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Mathilde Donnay can't believe her fiance died in the treaches of WWI and begins a quest that will take years to unravel. She truly has a very long engagement. Great ending!
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Romantic novel about a young Frenchwoman searching for answers about the fate of her fiance at the front in WWI.
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Surprisingly, I didn't enjoy the book as much as the movie, but it's still a gorgeous novel.
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I couldn't put it down!
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This was an excellent book!
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The story of a young French woman who searches for her fiance missing from WWI. The book recounts what happened to the young man during the war years.Interesting puzzle that keeps your attention until the end.


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