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For readers with a little imagination, it will be easy to envision the scenes in “Salt and Light” by Bernadette Chovelon as part of a mid-20th century Technicolor movie extravanganza.
With a backdrop of Paris during La Belle Époque at the turn of the last century, this tale of two lovers and their journeys of and toward faith come to life amid balls, worlds fairs, travels in Europe and North Africa, and more.
Chovelon’s book, however, is not a novel. It is a well-told recounting of the lives of Elisabeth and Felix Leseur, translated into English by Mary Dudro.
