Gary, Romain <br/><br/>
The kites 
/ Romain Gary ; translated from the French and with an afterword by Miranda Richmond Mouillot. 
 - New York  : New Directions Book  , c1980, 2017 
 - 311 pages  ; 21 cm 
<br/><br/> Now in English for the first time, Romain Gary's final masterpiece begins with Ludo coming of age on a small farm in Normandy, under the care of his eccentric kite-making Uncle Ambrose. Ludo's life changes the day he meets Lila, a girl from the aristocratic Polish family that owns the estate next door. In a single glance, Ludo falls in love forever; Lila, on the other hand, disappears back into the woods. And so begins Ludo's adventure of longing, passion, and steadfast love for the elusive Lila, who begins to reciprocate his feelings just as Europe descends into World War II. After Germany invades Poland, Lila and her family go missing, and Ludo's devotion to saving her from the Nazis becomes a journey to save his love, his loved ones, his country, and ultimately himself. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780811226547 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1939-1945----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Normandy (France)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ2613.A58  / C413 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC GAR