Comments on: Fire in the Blood

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:58:18 +0000

I really liked Suite Fran�aise and this sounds like one I would like as well, I’m not really sure why I haven’t picked up a copy.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:26:37 +0000

I recently saw your post about reading Ir�ne N�mirovsky’s Suite Fran�aise. I wanted to pass along some information on an exciting new exhibition about N�mirovsky’s life, work, and legacy at the Museum of Jewish Heritage �A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. Woman of Letters: Ir�ne N�mirovsky and Suite Fran�aise, which will run through the middle of March, will include powerful rare artifacts � the actual handwritten manuscript for Suite Fran�aise, the valise in which it was found, and many personal papers and family photos. The majority of these documents and artifacts have never been outside of France. For fans of her work, this exhibition is an opportunity to really �get to know� Irene. And for those who can�t visit, there will be a special website that will live on the Museum�s site http://www.mjhnyc.org/irene

The Museum will host several public programs over the course of the exhibition�s run that will put N�mirovsky�s work and life into historical and literary context. Book clubs and groups are invited to the Museum for tours and discussions in the exhibition�s adjacent Salon (by appointment). It is the Museum�s hope that the exhibit will engage visitors and promote dialogue about this extraordinary writer and the complex time in which she lived and died. To book a group tour, please contact Chris Lopez at 646.437.4304 or clopez@mjhnyc.org. Please visit our website at http://www.mjhnyc.org for up-to-date information about upcoming public programs or to join our e-bulletin list.

Thanks for sharing this info with your readers. If you need any more, please do not hesitate to contact me at hfurst@mjhnyc.org

By: Cath

Cath — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:37:30 +0000

I heard about Suite Francaise on Tara’s blog, even got it out of the library but didn’t read it in the end. I’m rather a moody reader too I’m afraid. I must see if the library has Fire in the Blood because it sounds excellent and then I must get SF out again and make an effort to read it. The silly thing is – I know I’ll like it!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:12:40 +0000

Thanks for a great review. A blogging friend of mine sent me this book last year, and I have yet to read it. I don’t know what I’m waiting for since I LOVED Suite Francaise so much.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:23:30 +0000

Margaret, I enjoyed your review of FIRE IN THE BLOOD. My afternoon book group is reading SUITE FRANCAISE for February. I need to get started on it soon. Gotta read the new Louise Penny book first! I’ve heard good things about SUITE FRANCAISE though and hope it will prove a good choice for the group.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:24:34 +0000

I still haven’t got around to reading Suite Francaise yet either. I recently bought Nemirovsky’s Our Worldly Goods, and think I will read that first. Fire in the Blood also sounds good.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:56:46 +0000

I’m definitely a moody reader! I did have to search for Suite Francaise as I have books in every (nearly) room in the house.

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:56:29 +0000

Fire in the Blood sounds wonderful…and I love the quotes you selected! I’m going to look for it at the library today. Suite Francaise was on my list of favorites a couple years ago.

By: J. Kaye

J. Kaye — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:45:22 +0000

I’ve done that. Picked up a book, read a few pages, and that’s it. For me, it’s a mood thing. I am the moodiest reader I know.

So glad you found the book again!