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Philomene
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Product Details
Author:
Abigail DeWitt
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
192
Publisher:
Melville House (January 19, 2027)
Imprint:
Melville House
Release Date:
January 19, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781685892913
ISBN-10:
1685892914
Weight:
13oz
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25"
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Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$21.99
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
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$16.93
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
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Yes
Overview
Decades after World War II, in rural France, a family matriarch unravels the web of lies that stands in for her past...
At ninety-five years old, Philomène still feels ashamed. A summer surrounded by three generations of her beloved progeny would be perfect bliss, if she wasn’t worried that at any moment she might expose the truth—that the woman her daughters have spent their entire lives looking up to is a liar.
Philomène was not the brave war widow of a communist in her youth, not a member of the resistance in World War II era France, but a distressed teenage prostitute, willing to do anything to survive the Nazi occupation. As death lurks on the horizon, Philomène dives back into her memories, from childhood in Nantes to childbirth in Paris, and questions whether she can ever truly be forgiven.
Poignant, wistful, and quietly defiant, Philomène examines the unreliability of memory, the dubious proposition of measuring guilt, and the strength in finding happiness even after losing everything.
At ninety-five years old, Philomène still feels ashamed. A summer surrounded by three generations of her beloved progeny would be perfect bliss, if she wasn’t worried that at any moment she might expose the truth—that the woman her daughters have spent their entire lives looking up to is a liar.
Philomène was not the brave war widow of a communist in her youth, not a member of the resistance in World War II era France, but a distressed teenage prostitute, willing to do anything to survive the Nazi occupation. As death lurks on the horizon, Philomène dives back into her memories, from childhood in Nantes to childbirth in Paris, and questions whether she can ever truly be forgiven.
Poignant, wistful, and quietly defiant, Philomène examines the unreliability of memory, the dubious proposition of measuring guilt, and the strength in finding happiness even after losing everything.
