La Guerre Insaisissable [French]

By Moura-J

The story of a woman, Lily Rousseau, a scientist specialized in the study of viruses, during the worst medical catastrophe in history: the Spanish Flu.

Lily Rousseau was an abandoned child who was raised by two women in the early 20th century. She was then sent to a convent where her education was entrusted to nuns. But Lily is different from the other children, she is strong-willed and highly intelligent. A quick learner, she is soon reading the great masters of science and discovers her passion: the study of viruses.

She manages to gain her independence and live alone as a free woman despite the social pressures of her time and the many people anxious to exploit her amazing scientific knowledge and intuition.

War breaks out and Lily's life and research are turned upside down. She soon finds herself in the midst of the struggles of the First World War and the most devastating viral pandemic in recorded history: the Spanish Flu. In the three months from October 1918 to January 1919, millions fall ill and die.

With the grace of its deeply moving heroine, this novel reveals a tragic page in our history and immerses us in a moment of great scientific discovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2709661659
• ISBN13: 9782709661652
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Editions J.C. Lattes
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"