. "The library and the Friends of the Book association invite you to a meeting with Michel Ploy\u00E9, author of \"Infinite Waiting,\" published by Spinelle. A book signing will follow. July 1940. In the midst of the French collapse, Maurice is torn from his family and sent to East Prussia as a prisoner of war. Thousands of kilometers from Nogent-sur-Seine, he discovers the harshness of forced labor, hunger, cold, and humiliation, but also an unexpected brotherhood among men caught in the turmoil. Meanwhile, in occupied France, his wife C\u00E9cile struggles to survive, caring for her and her son amidst the hope of receiving mail, the solidarity among women, and silent anguish. Two separate destinies..."@en . "La m\u00E9diath\u00E8que et les amis du livre proposent une rencontre avec Michel Ploy\u00E9, auteur du livre \"Attente infinie\" \u00E9dit\u00E9 chez Spinelle, celle-ci sera suivie dune s\u00E9nace de d\u00E9dicaces.\n\nJuillet 1940. Au c\u0153ur de la d\u00E9b\u00E2cle fran\u00E7aise, Maurice est arrach\u00E9 aux siens et envoy\u00E9 en Prusse orientale comme prisonnier de guerre. \u00C0 des milliers de kilom\u00E8tres de Nogent-sur-Seine, il d\u00E9couvre l\u2019\u00E2pret\u00E9 du travail forc\u00E9, la faim, le froid, l\u2019humiliation, mais aussi la fraternit\u00E9 inattendue entre hommes jet\u00E9s dans la tourmente.\nPendant ce temps, en France occup\u00E9e, C\u00E9cile, son \u00E9pouse, organise sa survie et celle de son fils, entre espoirs de courrier, solidarit\u00E9 entre femmes et angoisse silencieuse.\nDeux destins s\u00E9par\u00E9s..."@fr . . .