The Wife of Martin Guerre — 1970

By Janet Lewis

“The Wife of Martin Guerre by Janet Lewis is one of the most resonant short novels I can remember. I greatly like two other books she wrote: The Trial of Soren Qvist and The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron. She never got the attention she deserved.

Evan S. Connell, Jr.

Set in 16th century France, this compelling story of Bertrande de Rols is the first of the Cases of Circumstantial Evidence.

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Janet Lewis wrote many books of poetry and historical fiction. She was married to the poet and critic Yvor Winters. Janet Lewis died in 1998 at the age of 99.