The New York Times Best seller

Sarah’s Key

Julia Jarmond
(Tori)
Tatiana De Rosnay
 summary
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, is taken
with her parents by the French police as they go
door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the
middle of the night, they wouldn’t arrest them in
the middle of the day because they didn’t want to
draw attention. Desperate to protect her younger
brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom
cupboard(their secret hiding place) and promises
to come back for him as soon as they are released.
 Summary
Sixty Years Later: Sarah's story intertwine with
my(Julia Jarmond’s) life. Sarah came into my life
when I was investigating the round up. In my
research I stumble onto a trail of secrets that
link me to Sarah, and to questions about her
own romantic story.
 Things to expect in Sarah's Key
• Language
• Things you might not understand
• Switching from one main character to the
other.
 About the Author
Tatiana De Rosnay

Tatiana de Rosnay was born on September 28th, 1961 in the suburbs of

Paris. She is of English, French and Russian descent. Tatiana was raised
in Paris and the Boston, Massachusetts. In the 80’s she moved to
England and received bachelor's degree in English literature at the
University of East Anglia, in Norwich. Returning to Paris in 1984, Tatiana
became press attaché for Christie’s and then Paris Editor for Vanity Fair
magazine till 1993. Since 1992, Tatiana has published eight novels in
France. Sarah’s Key is her first novel written in her mother tongue,
English. The novel has been a massive New York Times bestseller, and is
to be published in 22 countries around the world. Tatiana works as a
journalist for French ELLE and is the literary critic for Psychologies
Magazine and the Journal du Dimanche. She is married and has two
teenagers, Louis and Charlotte. She lives in Paris with her family.
 Extra information about Sarah’s Key
• Year published:
– September 30, 2008
• Publisher:
– St. Martin's Press
• Places it ships:
– United Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Bahrain, Switzerland, China, Germany, Spain,
Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, South Africa.
• Number of pages:
– 320 pages
• Has it been made into a movie?
– There is no US release date yet. For a film that's already in post-production, there is
surprisingly little information available about it. Perhaps one reason is that another
film about the Vel' d'Hiv Round-up has just been released in France, La Rafle.
 Praise For Sarah’s Key
“Masterly and compelling, it is not something that readers will quickly forget.
Highly recommended
- Library journal (starred review)

“Already translated into fifteen different languages, the novel is De rosnay’s tenth
(but first written in English). It beautifully conveys Julia’s conflicting loyalties, and
makes Sarah's trials so riveting, her innocence so absorbing, that the book is hard
to put down.”
-publishers weekly (starred review)

“rich in mystery, intrigue, and suspense, Sarah’s key made me wonder and weep.”
-The Roanoke times
“It will make you cry and remember .”
-Jenna Blum
 Credits
I would like to than for all three of my book talks
www.google.com
www.google.com/images
www.rickriordian.com
www.tatianaderosnay.com
(even though it was written in French)
www.wikipedia.com
www.ask.com
www.wikianswers.com
The books themselves (of course)