The Red Collar: A Novel

In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, under a summer heat wave, a war hero is being held prisoner in an abandoned barracks. In front of his prison door, a mangy dog barks night and day. Miles away in the French countryside, a young extraordinarily intelligent woman works the land, waiting and hoping. A judge, whose principles have been shaken by the war, is traveling to an unknown location to resolve certain affairs. Three characters, including a dog who holds the key to their destinies and the intriguing plot. Full of poetry and life, The Red Collar is a simple narrative about the human spirit and a profound work on loyalty and love.