Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay v Les Ruines by James R. Vance

I have just finished reading Sarah’s Key, a fascinating novel. Consequently, I have pre-ordered delivery of the DVD on its November release. I am intrigued by the similarities to my recently completed manuscript, Les Ruines.

Both are historical fiction novels set in France during WWII and have a central female character attempting to resolve a mystery from that period. Sarah’s Key examines the persecution of Jewish families by the French police. Les Ruines focuses on atrocities committed by the Germans against innocent French citizens. Throughout both novels, there is a continuous juxtaposition with the present day and the period of occupation 67 years previously. The ensuing results of the quest undertaken by the women in both novels leads to personal family links.

The parallels are quite bizarre. 

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