Madelaine Before the Dawn

“Collette’s narrative raises weighty questions about the value of resistance and what it takes to shatter a generations-old tolerance of injustice. It’s a triumph.”—Publishers Weekly

A Masterful New Novel by Sandrine Collette, One of France’s Most Daring and Acclaimed Writers.

In a time outside time, in a world hemmed in by dark woods and silence, the villagers of Les Montées endure a life of hardship and submission. The land is st...