The misunderstanding - Irne Nmirovsky

Irne Nmirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903, the daughter of a successful Jewish banker. In 1918 her family fled the Russian Revolution for France where she became a bestselling novelist, author of David Golder, Le Bal, The Courilof Affair, All Our Worldly Goods and other works published in her lifetime or afterwards, such as Suite Franaise and Fire in the Blood. The Misunderstanding (Le Malentendu) was first published in France in Les OEuvres libres in 1926. Nmirovsky was prevented from publishing when the Germans occupied France and moved with her husband and two small daughters from Paris to the safety of the small village of Issy-l'Evque (in German occupied territory). She died in Auschwitz in 1942.

How easy it is to be drawn into this superb period novel
The Connexion

An irresistible talent
Guardian

Dazzling... Extraordinary... A wonder
Irish Times

Shows remarkable understanding of the mysteries of the human heart and the social, familial and economic pressures that pull two lovers apart, even as passion draws them closer
Daily Mail - Michael Arditti

This is an astonishingly mature work of art. This study in the fleeting nature of happiness is immaculately translated by Sandra Smith
Independent - Paul Bailey