``He takes the world which died between the wars and patiently dissects it for us.
``-- Le Magazine Litteraire ``An imaginative adventure that is both captivating and moving.
``--Pierre Moustiers ``A welcome addition to the literature of the inter-war period.
``-- Le Monde The classic coming-of-age novel translated into English for the first time.
It is 1919.
On a summer's night in Normandy, a newborn baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jea.
Gallic Books The foundling boy, paperback/michel deon
