
French Rhapsody
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<b>'Beautifully written, superbly plotted and with a brilliant twist at the end' <i>Daily Mail</i>
'If it wasn't so funny, you'd weep' <i>Le Figaro</i>
From the bestselling author of <i>The Red Notebook</i></b>
Discontented middle-aged doctor Alain Massoulier has received a life-changing letter - thirty-three years too late. Lost in the Paris postal system for decades, it offers a recording contract to Alain's old band The Holograms, which split up long ago.
Now, overcome by nostalgia, Alain decides to track down his old bandmates - including the alluring singer he secretly loved. But in a world where everything and everyone has changed, where will his quest take him?
<b>Translated by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce.</b>
Antoine Laurain was born in Paris and lives there still. He is a journalist, antiques collector and award-winning author of ten novels, including <i>The Red Notebook</i> and <i>The President's Hat</i>. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English.
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'Beautifully written, superbly plotted and with a brilliant twist at the end' * Daily Mail * 'What makes French Rhapsody one of the must-reads of the moment is not just its off-the-wall humour, but its deep sense of melancholy. If it wasn't so funny, you'd weep for the roads not taken' * Le Figaro * 'The novel has Laurain's signature charm, but with the added edge of greater engagement with contemporary France' * Sunday Times * 'A tale of dashed dreams, lost love and rediscovered hope that is also an incisive state-of-the-nation snapshot' * The Lady *More details
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