u003cpu003eu003cbu003eThe prequel to the bestselling u003ciu003eSuite Françaiseu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eParis 1918, Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBut as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain.u003c/pu003e