Vichy regime, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Vie Moderne, La (Modern Life) (documentary film), 1
‘Vigipirate Plan’, 1
Villemin, Christine, 1, 2
Villemin, Gregory, 1
Villepin, Dominique de, 1, 2, 3
Voici (magazine), 1
Wannsee Conference (1942), 1
war on terror, 1
Warlimont, General Walter, 1
wealth, attitude to, 1
weddings, 1, 2
Wehrmacht, 1, 2, 3
Wiesel, Elie, 1
Willerval, Jean, 1
WMD (weapons of mass destruction), 1n
women: femininity, 1, 2; la femme fatale, 1, 2;
and their gynaecologists, 1;
lack of female friendships, 1, 2, 3;
lack of gender segregation, 1;
libido, 1;
as mysterious and fascinating creatures, 1;
and patriarchy, 1, 2;
privileges, 1;
property, 1;
sexual competition, 1, 2
work, attitude to, 1, 2
World Cup: 1998, 1, 2; 2006, 1
World Health Organisation, 1
Wright, Kenneth, 1
Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), 1
‘Yoghurt’, 1, 2, 3
Zidane, Zinédine, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Zitouni, ‘Emir’ Djamel, 1, 2
About the Author
Lucy Wadham was born in London and educated at Oxford. She has lived in France for more than twenty years. Her first novel, Lost, was shortlisted for the Macallan Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for Fiction. She is also the author of Castro’s Dream and Greater Love.
By the Same Author
LOST
CASTRO’S DREAM
GREATER LOVE
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