Tatiana de Rosnay
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Tatiana de Rosnay was born on September 28th, 1961 in the suburbs of Paris. She is of English, French and Russian descent. Her father is French scientist Joël de Rosnay, her grandfather was painter Gaëtan de Rosnay. Tatiana’s paternal great-grandmother was Russian actress Natalia Rachewskïa, director of the Leningrad Pushkin Theatre from 1925 to 1949. Tatiana’s mother is English, Stella Jebb, daughter of diplomat Gladwyn Jebb, and great-great-granddaughter of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer. Tatiana is also the niece of historian Hugh Thomas. Tatiana was raised in Paris and then in Boston, when her father taught at MIT in the 70’s. She moved to England in the early 80’s and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich. Returning to Paris in 1984, Tatiana became press attaché for Christie’s and then Paris Editor for Vanity Fair magazine till 1993. Since 1992, Tatiana has published 11 novels in France. Sarah’s Key is her first novel written in her mother tongue, English. Sarah’s Key was published in 40 countries and has sold over nine million copies worldwide. Kristin Scott-Thomas stars in the movie adaptation by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (2010). Tatiana published A Secret Kept (also written directly in English) in September 2010 in the USA. Called Boomerang in Europe, this book, written in English, is also an international besteller published in 15 countries and movie rights have been sold. She then published The House I loved, (in English, in 2012) which was also sold to numerous countries. Russian Ink (À l’encre russe) was published in 2013, and sold to 10 countries. Manderley Forever, a biography of Daphne du Maurier was published in France in March 2015 and then in Italy, Denmark, Holland and USA. Tatiana is married and has two children. She lives in Paris with her family.
Books
Sarah's Key
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.
Rose
The recent death of America's most famous matriarch signals the end of an amazing era. Now, drawing on hundreds of recently declassified documents, and with the cooperation of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's relatives, among others, New York Times bestselling author Charles Higham chronicles the life of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in this dramatic, moving biography. During her times of glory, agony and ecstasy, Rose gave birth to nine children and to an unforgettable vision of the American Dream. Deeply religious, intensely ambitious for her family, she moved through fascinating worlds: politics, big business, England as the American ambassador's wife, Hollywood, high society, and Washington's inner circles. The tragic deaths of four of her children never shook her faith; she believed despite the worst that God always held her in his hands.
La llave de Sarah
París, julio de 1942. Las autoridades arrestan a 13.000 judíos ante la mirada de los parisinos, que guardan silencio por miedo, indiferencia o simple interés, pues esperan ocupar las viviendas vacías. El pequeño Michel se oculta en un armario para huir de la redada. Su hermana Sarah cierra la puerta para protegerle y se guarda la llave, pensando que va a regresar en unas horas. Sin embargo, el destino de los Starzynski es protagonizar una de las páginas más luctuosas de la historia gala. Los gendarmes confinan a los miles de detenidos durante cinco días en el Velódromo de Invierno, cerca de la Torre Eiffel, sin comida ni agua. Después envían a las familias a un campo de concentración francés, donde los separan como paso previo a su posterior traslado a Auschwitz. París, mayo de 2002. Julia Jarmond, una periodista norteamericana afincada en Francia desde hace veinte años, recibe el encargo de preparar un reportaje con ocasión del sexagésimo aniversario de la redada. La reportera reconstruye el itinerario de los Starzynski y la lucha denodada de Sarah por salvar a su hermano, pero lo último que puede imaginar es que la investigación le conduzca hasta los Tézac, la familia de su marido. La epopeya de la niña judía será un ejemplo a seguir para Julia y para quienes han vivido marcados por el peso de la culpa. La llave de Sarah abre, entre otras cosas, la puerta de la redención.
Haar naam was Sarah
Als een Amerikaanse journaliste onderzoek doet naar de jodenvervolging in Frankrijk, stuit ze op een geheim van haar schoonfamilie.
Le voisin
Une jeune femme sans histoires emménage avec sa famille dans un nouvel appartement. Sans raisons apparentes, à l'étage supérieur, un inconnu a décidé de lui déclarer la guerre.--[Memento].
Manderley forever
"As a thirteen-year-old de Rosnay read and reread Rebecca, becoming a lifelong devotee of Du Maurier's fiction. Now de Rosnay pays homage to the writer who influenced her so deeply, following Du Maurier from a shy seven-year-old, a rebellious sixteen-year-old, a twenty-something newlywed, and finally a cantankerous old woman"--
The other story
"Vacationing at a luxurious Tuscan island resort, Nicolas Duhamel is hopeful that the ghosts of his past have finally been put to rest ... Now a bestselling author, when he was twenty-four years old, he stumbled upon a troubling secret about his family - a secret that was carefully concealed. In shock, Nicholas embarked on a journey to uncover the truth that took him from the Basque coast to St. Petersburg - but the answers wouldn't come easily. In the process of digging into his past, something else happened. Nicolas began writing a novel that was met with phenomenal success, skyrocketing him to literary fame whether he was ready for it or not - and convincing him that he had put his family's history firmly behind him. But now, years later, Nicolas must reexamine everything he thought he knew, as he learns that, however deeply buried, the secrets of the past always find a way out. Page-turning, layered and beautifully written, THE OTHER STORY is a reflection on identity, the process of being a writer and the repercussions of generations-old decisions as they echo into the present and shape the future"--
House I Loved
Paris, 1869. Houses are being razed, whole neighbourhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will permanently transform Paris into a modern city. In the midst of the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet is determined to fight against the destruction of her family home until the very end; as others flee, she stakes her claim in the basement of the house on rue Childebert, ignoring the sounds of change that come closer and closer each day. Attempting to overcome the loneliness of her daily life, she begins to write letters to Armand, her late husband. And as Rose delves into her memories, she reveals the secrets held within the walls of her beloved house.
A Paris Affair
An irreverent yet heartfelt collection that examines our most intimate and forbidden desires -- a portrait of the most forbidden of loves, in many different shades.
Boomerang
Sa soeur était sur le point de lui révéler un secret ... et c'est l'accident. Elle est grièvement blessée. Seul, l'angoisse au ventre, alors qu'il attend qu'elle sorte du bloc opératoire, Antoine fait le bilan de son existence : sa femme l'a quitté, ses ados lui échappent, son métier l'ennuie et son vieux père le tyrannise. Comment en est-il arrivé là? Et surtout, quelle terrible confidence sa cadette s'apprêtait-elle à lui faire? Entre suspense, comédie et émotion, Boomerang brosse le portrait d'un homme bouleversant, qui nous fait rire et nous serre le coeur. Déjà traduit en plusieurs langues, ce roman connaît le même succès international que Elle s'appelait Sarah. L'auteur s'inscrit dans la lignée des romancières à succès, les Anna Gavalda, Katherine Pancol et Muriel Barbery dont les histoires vous tiennent en haleine. Françoise Dargent, Le Figaro littéraire. Un roman qui se lit d'une traite tant Tatiana de Rosnay a le sens de la narration et du suspense, même si le thriller s'accompagne toujours chez l'auteur de profondeur psychologique. Émilie Grangeray, Le Monde des livres.
A Secret Kept
Very interesting book. Holds your attention on the order of Gone Girl. You have to get to the very end to get the answer to the secret.