Wellread111's reviews

To me, it was sheer nonsense.

Not helpful.

An astounding account. Full of compassion, understanding and desire and ability to bring the murderers to justice. The book also touches on antisemitism in Old Europe and people who survived it. In some form. A must read for intelligence and great class or writing. Thank you to a vivid translation.

A very just and helpful work. What you feel inside after a doctor's visit and why that is either fruitful and trustful or not.

A fantastic translation by Ms. Ros Schwartz ! For it is due to her, that we're able to enjoy this little book by Simenon. It is passionate, insightful and eloquent by another writer and translator, who understood Simenon's thinking truly well. The story is a short and a sad one, and not unlike that of the "Henry the IV" by Moillier. Starts slowly and with possible straight crime, but ending in a family-caused tragedy, due to friends' and families' close ties and dirty boudoir secret dealings to gain monetary prevailance ! I had to read it with my dictionary looking up words as I went.... The story is a bit stretched, but reads easy.