An amnesiac's attempts to find out who he is take him to a loose grouping of expatriates in occupied France and to the traumatic experiences which may have triggered his amnesia. By implication our lives are as murky and shifting as the life of the nation itself. In both cases, memory fades, the scene changes and betrayal hovers. Not for you if you dislike loose ends but it resonated with me for the way hidden lives slip out of sight.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 76 Spring 2015 ) |
