Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming short
novel tells the story of a man from the Cevennes Mountains called
Roux, who refuses to join the army at the outbreak of war in 1914.
Instead, he flees and hides in the hills, only returning
occasionally to the farm where he left his mother and sisters. The
people of the valley condemn his desertion and they hope the police
will find his hideout. But as the months and the years go by, and
the horrors of the trenches become known, the local people start to
understand Roux's actions. Roux begins to appear in the village
more often, helping out and explaining that his decision was taken
out of respect for the Bible. His arrest at the end of the War is
therefore met with sadness and regret. Chamson explores questions
of perception, morality and conscience with a lightness of touch
coupled with an atmospheric picture of life in a WWI era rural
community.
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