Emily Boyce
2) Portrait
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Avid antiques collector Pierre-François Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house: an eighteenth-century portrait of a gentleman who looks just like him. Researching into the painting's history, he has the chance to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life . . .
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
163 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Death is Simon's business. Now the aging vermin exterminator is preparing to die. But he still has one last job down on the coast and he needs a driver. Bernard is twenty-one. He can drive and he's never seen the sea. As the unlikely pair set off on their journey, Bernard soon discovers Simon's definition of vermin is broader than he'd expected...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. There's nothing in the bag to indicate who it belongs to, although there's all sorts of other things in it. Laurent feels a strong impulse to find the owner and tries to puzzle together who she might be from the contents of the bag. Especially a red notebook with her jottings, which really makes him want to meet her. Without even a name to go on, and only...
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Parisian archivist Hélène knows very little about her mother, Nathalie, who died when she was four. In the hope of learning more, she places a newspaper advert calling for information on Nathalie and two unknown men pictured with her at a tennis tournament in 1971. Against the odds, she receives a response from Stéphane, a Swiss biologist: his father is one of the people in the photo. More letters, and more photos, pass between them, in an attempt...
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the body of a Scotsman turns up on board a Channel Tunnel train at the Gare du Nord, Parisian detective Roland Desfeuilleres fnds himself in charge of a murder investigation. Roland decides to travel from Paris to London - and not just in order to progress the inquiry. It's also a chance to escape his troubled marriage. Arriving in a city gripped by the financial crisis, Roland immerses himself in the victim's hedonistic lifestyle, as he...
8) Vintage 1954
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Hubert Larnaudie invites some fellow residents of his Parisian apartment building to drink an exceptional bottle of 1954 Beaujolais, he has no idea of its special properties. The following morning, Hubert finds himself waking up in 1950s Paris, as do antique restorer Magalie, mixologist Julien, and Airbnb tenant Bob from Milwaukee, who's on his first trip to Europe. After their initial shock, the city of Edith Piaf and An American in Paris begins...
9) Heritage
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
149 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A dazzling family saga, brimming with poetry and passion, that skillfully weaves together the private lives of individuals and major historical events in South America and Europe. The house on Calle Santo Domingo in Santiago de Chile, screened from view by three lush lemon trees, has sheltered three generations of the Lonsonier family. Having arrived from the harsh hills of France's Jura region with a single grape vine in one pocket and a handful...
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
'Shifting from psychological thriller to absurd road trip tinged with black humor, A Long Way Off is the odyssey of an anti-hero' France-Amérique
'Rich and abundant in dark comedy' Strong Words Magazine
'Masterly' John Banville
'Wonderful . . . properly noir' Ian Rankin
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