THE BOOK FAIR

Intriguing, informative and intelligent, the smoothly written novel covers the Dreyfus Case from the perspective of Georges Picquart, an army commander of Alfred Dreyfus in the 1890s.

The plot builds slowly however steadily, focusing on Picquart’s life and the moral dilemmas he faced and endured while Dreyfus, suffering imprisonment, hovers clearly in the background.  Harris presents a factual, historical and realistic view of the era, sentiment and trials of Dreyfus and his supporters.