Author: Irène Némirovsky

Tatiana Ivanovna spent her life in the service of the Karine family, who belonged to the Russian bourgeoisie, overseeing the upbringing of their children and grandchildren, generation after generation. When the Russian Revolution broke out, the family found themselves expelled from their property and land. They emigrated to Odessa (modern-day Ukraine) and then to Paris, where they settled. There, in that small apartment, the exiles circled endlessly... like autumn flies. With a delicate and masterful touch that evokes the influence of Chekhov, this novel portrays the bewilderment of these survivors from a lost world and their longing for a life that once was