Book excerpt: 'This Strange Eventful History' by Claire Messud - Harvard Gazette
Briefly

French naval attaché Gaston Cassar's experience in Salonica, uprooting his family from Beirut, showcases the complexities of war and displacement, intertwining with personal relationships and aspirations.
The depiction of Gaston's relationship with his children, Denise and François, reveals a nuanced dynamic of love, longing, and the burden of expectations in shaping familial bonds and individual identities.
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