The sweeping saga of one prominent French family in postwar Paris, Beirut, and Saigon--an electrifying novel of passion, greed, murder, and revenge The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in 1948 Beirut.
Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, The Wide World is a riveting saga that is at once gripping and classic..
But the killer he\'s chasing may closer to him than anyone realizes.
His career takes off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings.
François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and becomes a journalist.
But the evidence he collects presents a real threat to his own life.
There, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh.
Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon.
But there is another reason Jean must leave--he has committed a terrible crime.
With no head for management, Jean nearly sinks the company, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society.
The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son.
The sweeping saga of one prominent French family in postwar Paris, Beirut, and Saigon--an electrifying novel of passion, greed, murder, and revenge The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in 1948 Beirut
