First published 10 May 2014 Granville 1924 “Tian, Tian,” whispers a serious little girl to herself as she runs across the soft lawns at Villa Les Rhumbs, her family’s summer home. When she nears the pink and grey house she stops to look up at an open window, smiling with the confidence
WW2
A principled man from Le Tréport
Vernon, the town that liberated itself in 1944 Normandy
Rise like a Phoenix, Vire
A simple heart at Pont-l’Évêque
The serious innocence in a young girl's face on an ancient postcard reminded us of poor disregarded Félicité in Flaubert's short story 'A simple heart' or 'Le coeur simple': "For half a century the housewives of Pont-l'Évêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Félicité. For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did