“To My Daughter in France…” these is the crucial phrase from which uncurls all this original romance. In this book, the authors carry us, constantly in a trip through
time, between 1970 and the second world war, as well as through space, between France and Ireland. Solange de Valney, 24 years old, young woman preparing her marriage. She lives with her
father in the French landscapes of the vines of Laguedoc, descending from a supplied family of the region, whose satiated sustenance is originated by the business of wine production.One single quiet day of 1970, equal to all the others, she received one unexpected letter that carries overwhelming news. The letter arrived from Dublin, sent by Eleanor Kirway. That crucial peace of paper disclosed the
death of her father Richard Kirway, Irish, married and father of three children, Eleanor, James and Lizzie Kirway. After his death, by the time of the reading of his will, he revealed the
existence of one more daughter in France, to which he also left a slice of its goods. This matter caused an annihilator wave that crushed the harmony of the two families.For Solange, the only father she really knew and loved was Henri de Valney, but now, she had been surprised with the existence of a new father, the
true one, Richard Kirway. Shocked but determined, she decided to investigate and clarify her true origins. Her mother had already deceased, so that she couldn’t expect for her help. Let’s follow the action for Dublin, where the family of Richard looks for the best way to manage with the pain caused by their loss, and also with the discovery of this horrible secret, so well occulted throughout their lives. They will also look for explanations about this chocking and uncommon revelation. Travelling back in time, we are in Paris, at an occupied France during World War II. The plot begins, at the precise moment that Richard Kirway, university professor, unexpectedly falls in love with the beautiful Celine de Valney, medicine student from a Parisians College. Over a complex sequence of forbidden loves, heroic acts and obscure secrets, an intense search of the past is prepared, keeping suspended the destinations of these two families.
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