Translated French Fiction
By The Book Labyrinth
Translated French Fiction
By The Book Labyrinth
Try some of the best French fiction around! From prize-winning crime to light and quirky short novels there is something for every Francophile! Black Water Lilies is a heady mix of murder, mystery and Monet and do not let anyone give you any spoilers! The Godmother is a uniquely dark and comic story about a middle-aged interpreter becoming unintentionally involved in a life of crime. The Girl Who Reads on the Metro is a delightful love story about reading and books while Vintage 1954 is a sweet, frothy and charming fable of Paris. Bon appetit!
Vintage 1954
Antoine Laurain
£8.99 £8.54More like a frothy, sparkling Blanquette de Limoux! Pour a glass and leave your preconceptions and logic behind and come to Paris and see the young Parisians. Francophiles rejoice and enjoy this sweet and charming tale of wine, magic and mystery. Translators: Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce
Black Water Lilies: 'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail
Michel Bussi
£10.99 £10.44I literally cannot and will not praise this book enough! it needs to be read without even the hint of a clumsy or unintentional spoiler..... Suffice to say it is a masterpiece of murder, mirage, mystery and Monet. Ridiculously good and original! Translator: Shaun Whiteside
The Godmother
Hannelore Cayre
£8.99 £8.54Dark edgy humour and desperation as a woman of a certain age sets out on a life of crime with style and verve. Formidable! Translator: Stephanie Smee
The Girl Who Reads on the Metro
Christine Feret-Fleury
£8.99 £8.54Find out how Juliette walks away from her old life in order to follow her love of literature and books. This delightful novel is a love story to reading and choosing books and makes a perfect gift. Spread the joy! Translator: Ros Schwartz
The List of my Desires
Gregoire Delacourt
£8.99 £8.54An enchanting fable of love, loss, hopes and dreams. Joyous and inspiring and the perfect length to read in one sitting. Translator: Anthea Bell