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Miranda Richmond Mouillot

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I was born and raised in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in a little city that's known to some as the Paris of the South and to others as the Freak Capital of the Nation - I just call it home. I came into this world intolerant of all things institutional, quit school twice, and spent a year in a mournful and drafty boarding house in Switzerland, but ultimately managed to graduate from Asheville High School and then from Harvard College, where I studied History and Literature. I moved to France in 2004 to write A Fifty-Year Silence, intending to stay just a year, but I got sidetracked by the writing process and here I still am... ...more

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I was blessed to be given an ARC from the publisher of your book...to review...and I absolutely loved it. Your writing is simply, eloquent. Is the additional information that you were not able to add to the story, that maybe you wanted to?

Miranda Richmond Mouillot Well, first of all, thank you so much for reading, and thanks for your question! I'm thrilled you liked the book!

I do wish I had had room to add more…moreWell, first of all, thank you so much for reading, and thanks for your question! I'm thrilled you liked the book!

I do wish I had had room to add more details about my grandparents' pre-war childhoods, and about other members of my family, who all had extraordinary stories to tell. Just as an example, I originally included a section on how my grandmother decided to become a doctor, which started when she was five, and cut her doll's head open to see what was inside, which the entire family took as a sign she would go into medicine. But since it was really a story about Armand and Anna's relationship, I eventually made the decision to take most of that out. (less)

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Miranda Richmond Mouillot Definitely Lila and Ludo, the characters in the Romain Gary novel I just finished translating for New Directions (to be released this fall). It was su…moreDefinitely Lila and Ludo, the characters in the Romain Gary novel I just finished translating for New Directions (to be released this fall). It was such a joy to get to translate my favorite novel in the world!(less)

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	The Kites by Romain Gary, Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 4,874 ratings — published 1980 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France 3.65 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 2015 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law of Blood: Thinking and Acting as a Nazi by Johann Chapoutot, Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy by Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana, Dominique Méda 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifty-Year Silence, A by Miranda Richmond Mouillot (26-Mar-2015) Paperback liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hé patron !: Pour une révolution dans l'entreprise by Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author), David Hackett (Illustrator), Isabelle Ferreras 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Law in Action: Divorce and Inequality in Quebec and France by Émilie Biland, Annelies Fryberger (Translator), Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Law in Action: Divorce and Inequality in Quebec and France by Émilie Biland, Annelies Fryberger (Translator), Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hé patron !. Pour une révolution dans l'entreprise: Pour une révolution dans l'entreprise by avec Team Endicott, David Hackett, Miranda Richmond Mouillot (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The point of a fairy tale is never in the details. The point is that it's easy to remember, to carry, to tell. We'll continue telling until the stones fall down, and then we'll rebuild and start again.”
― Miranda Richmond mouillot, A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France

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“Here the past was everywhere, an entire continent sown with memories.”
― Miranda Richmond Mouillot, A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France

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“I saw an infinity of forgotten details dancing across history's dizzying expanse.”
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