The Silence and the Rage Author Surname:Lemaître and the stakes have never

and the stakes have never been higher

with only his father's collection of abacuses for company

But when she marries Harry Ryker

make the task almost impossible

a mother to herself

The Silence and the Rage Author Surname:Lemaître and the stakes have neverIt is 1952 and the Pelletier family have returned to a life in France. Patriarch Louis Pelletier, a successful businessman with a dark past, has remained with his wife in Beirut, but his family have settled on French soil. Jean, the menacing eldest brother, hides a terrible secret and is trapped in a stifling marriage, though his life is enriched by his love for his three year old daughter. Francois, an up and coming reporter, is caught up in a