<p><b>The prequel to the bestselling <i>Suite Fran¿se</i></b><br><br>Paris 1918, Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man. <br><br>The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair. <br><br>But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain.</p>