Paris, July 1942: The French police brutally arrest ten year-old Sarah and her family in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard thinking that she'll be back in a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. She stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah.
塔季雅娜•德•罗斯奈(Tatiana de Rosnay)
1961年出生于巴黎,拥有法国、英国、俄罗斯的血统。20世纪70年代,她跟随前往麻省理工学院任教的父亲移居美国波士顿。大学毕业后,她年重返巴黎。
《莎拉的钥匙》是塔季雅娜首次以英文母语创作的小说。此作从2007年在英语世界出版至今,不仅攻占《纽约时报》畅销书榜,光是美国地区,销售量就已突破百万册;而在欧洲,其声势更胜过《刺猬的优雅》,甚至让她超越众多法国名家,成为2009年全欧洲销量称霸的法语作家。
2008年,塔季雅娜凭借《莎拉的钥匙》荣获法国“科西嘉读者奖”和“书商首选书奖”,成为法国广大读者最期盼阅读的作家,是近年来欧陆和英语世界最值得期待的重要作家。