In the shade of the almond trees by dominique marny is historical fiction at the intersection of many of the features i especially appreciate it is a family saga set in the immediate time after the first world war it shows the effects on family life at the home front the barthelemy family has lost their patriarch who died at verdun his widow and children must deal with their grief and the challenge of running their business in the postwar economic climate it is set in the . Marnys second novel first published in france in 1997 is a post wwi saga about a responsible young woman jeanne barthelemy who takes it upon herself to revive her familys provencal estate restanques due to her mothers depression after her fathers wartime death and her brother laurents wanderlust and fecklessness its left to jeanne to oversee . French village diaries book review in the shade of the almond trees by dominique marny the french village diaries book review of in the shade of the almond trees by dominique marny passionate about everything french life in poitou charentes cycling in france food in france travel in france and book reviews on a french theme. In the shade of the almond trees a novel dec 08 2020 posted by horatio alger jr media publishing text id 8404720f online pdf ebook epub library october 2013 rosalie linfame was published in english translation by the university of nebraska press under the title the infamous rosalie more about evelyne trouillot