Serge Joncour

Lean on Me (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Lalurie Rogers, Louise

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From prize-winning author Serge Joncour, Lean on Me is an unconventional love story of two Parisian neighbours who find human connection among the isolation of the city.

'A terrific love story' Livres Hebdo



When a flock of crows invades their apartment block, Parisian neighbours Aurore and Ludovic speak for the first time. Outwardly the fashion designer and debt collector share little in common, but they both lead isolated lives, she in a loveless marriage, he recently widowed and new to Paris. There is an immediate spark between them, and when Aurore is threatened by her business partner it is Ludovic she turns to for help. As events begin to spiral out of control, they begin a passionate affair...



Winner of the prestigious Prix Interallié, Lean on Me is both a touching love story, an insightful look at the alienating effect of contemporary urban life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gallic Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781910477571
• Artikelnr.: 63570723

Autorenporträt

Serge Joncour is a prize-winning author and screenwriter, whose film writing credits include Sarah's Key starring Kristen Scott Thomas. He is a member of the Légion d'honneur. His most recent novel, Human Nature, won the Prix Femina 2020 and will be published by Gallic Books in 2022.

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'Reads like a modern fairy tale' New York Journal of Books

'So original, so beautifully done, and sinister and savage. I didn't want it to end' Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks

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