1625, Jutland, Danemark. Un procès secoue la péninsule et sa communauté, venant troubler son quotidien paisible. Le pasteur Sren Qvist, connu de tous pour sa compassion, est accusé du meurtre de Neils Bruus. Alors que personne ne le croit capable d'un tel crime et que ses proches tentent, en vain, de l'innocenter, les preuves s'accumulent contre lui, et le pasteur est inculpé.
Vingt ans plus tard, un homme réapparaît, se présentant comme Neils...
Par sa plume précise, juste et délicate, Janet Lewis parvient, à travers ce récit inspiré d'un fait réel, à faire revivre et briller le passé.
" Un roman parfait dans son genre. " The New York Times
Bertrande et Martin ont onze ans lorsque leurs familles les unissent, selon la volonté du père de famille Guerre - un homme colérique que Martin décide de fuir quand il atteint la vingtaine, laissant derrière lui Bertrande et leur enfant. Huit ans plus tard, lorsqu'il rentre auprès des siens, sa femme le trouve changé, au point de se demander si cet homme, bon et tendre, est vraiment son époux.
Quand le véritable Martin Guerre revient finalement, Bertrande ne peut se résoudre à témoigner contre l'imposteur dont elle est tombée amoureuse, au risque de le voir exécuté.
C'est l'histoire vraie du retour de Martin Guerre que relate Janet Lewis dans ce chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature américaine : une affaire aussi fascinante que romanesque qui, au XVIe siècle, secoue la France, à travers un procès dans lequel les témoins sont incapables de démêler le vrai du faux.
" Digne de Flaubert par son ton solennel et l'élégance de sa prose. "The New Yorker
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