Consolation

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Description

An international bestseller and French publishing sensation Consolation is a dazzling, heartbreaking tale of one man, two remarkable women and an unforgettable transvestite.Charles Balanda is forty-seven; a successful architect, he is constantly on the move. But from the moment he hears about the death of the woman he once loved – Anouk, the tragically big-hearted mother of a childhood friend – his life begins to unravel until, one day, he finds himself on a Paris pavement covered in blood. But fate brings him one final chance to be happy in Kate, an enchanting young woman, herself damaged but fearless and in love with life.The resulting story is a triumphant, spellbinding and ultimately consoling novel about the power of a second chance.

Additional information

Weight 0.331 kg
Dimensions 2.9 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

480

Publisher

Year Published

2017-5-22

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1784706833

About The Author

Born in 1970, Anna Gavalda was a teacher whose collection of stories, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, shot her to fame (published in the UK with her novella Someone I Loved). Her novel Hunting and Gathering (Ensemble c'est tout) was a bestseller in several countries, selling over two million copies, and was made into a film; this was followed by Consolation. Her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. The mother of two children, she lives and writes just outside Paris.

Review Quote

Too often the best European literature doesn't reach this island; here we have a little consolation

Other text

An absorbing tale… a gripping story that gallops along with un-put-downable speed