Lady L.
Published on 17. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-241-75234-0 (ISBN)
Description
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
'Why should I bother to invent things? My life has been far more exciting and wonderful than any fairy-tale'
In the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by irritatingly polite relatives and hopeless sycophants, Lady L. is celebrating her eightieth birthday. But as the guests disperse, she feels the undeniable pull of a mysterious pavilion in the lush grounds, and the terrible secret she buried there many years ago . . .
'Why should I bother to invent things? My life has been far more exciting and wonderful than any fairy-tale'
In the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by irritatingly polite relatives and hopeless sycophants, Lady L. is celebrating her eightieth birthday. But as the guests disperse, she feels the undeniable pull of a mysterious pavilion in the lush grounds, and the terrible secret she buried there many years ago . . .
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English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
98 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-75234-0 (9780241752340)
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Romain Gary was one of the most important French writers of the 20th century. He won the once-in-a-lifetime honour the Prix Goncourt twice, the only person ever to have done so, by writing under a secret nom de plume. He was married to the American actress Jean Seberg and served in the RAF during WW2. He died in Paris in 1980 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, shortly after completing this haunting last work.