Girl At The Lion d'Or: Sebastian Faulks

Anne Louvet needs to escape from Paris and from memories she cannot face. In the year 1936 she arrives at the faded Hotel du Lion d`Or on the Brittany coast, to work as a maid. There she meets Hartmann, a man she believes will change her life and save her from her past.
From the author of Birdsong, comes a deeply moving story of love and conscience, will and desire.