false 2462397 2 Michele Zackheim's debut novel is a fictional account of an American artist on the trail of the French writer, prominent lesbian, and cult heroine, Violette Leduc. Leduc was a contemporary of Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Paul Sartre, and Jean Genet. Many of the details of Leduc's life, revealed through her own novels and memoirs, are recounted in Zackheim's novel via the personage of Lili Jacobs, a fictional friend of the writer who recounts Leduc's life story to the American enthusiast. Fans of this period of French intellectual history, or those in the life of Leduc, will no doubt find the book enjoyable. 2469592 1996 Violette's Embrace total:6|5:1|4:3|3:1|2:1| 6 22 11 0 0 0 false false Sat Jun 13 13:09:21 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 13:09:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 08:10:23 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 21:44:53 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:10:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 02 16:10:38 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 16:10:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 19 15:15:38 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 10:15:01 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 15:15:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 29 10:28:05 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:34:36 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jun 09 11:24:52 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 11:24:52 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Mar 11 15:22:24 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 15:22:30 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 25 17:22:52 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 17:22:52 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Thu Feb 21 18:04:43 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 18:04:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 11 06:21:56 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 06:21:57 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jul 27 11:04:48 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 11:04:48 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2462397