Claire Messud's New Novel Maps the Search for a Home That Never Was
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Feeling 'rudderless,' Gaston must choose between joining the Resistance in London or serving the Vichy regime in Beirut, highlighting the struggle between love for country and personal relationships.
The Cassars face a country disappearing rapidly, emphasizing the transient nature of nations in times of crisis.
Read at The New Yorker
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