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The People in the Photo
Hélène Gestern
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The photograph has fixed the three figures forever, two men and a woman bathed in bright sunshine. Parisian archivist Helene takes out a newspaper advert calling for information about her mother, who died when she was three, and the two men pictured with her in a photograph taken at a tennis tournament at Interlaken in 1971. Stephane, a Swiss biologist living in Kent, responds: his father is one of the people in the photo. More letters and more photos pass between them as they embark on a journey to uncover the truth their parents kept from them. But will the ... Read more
The photograph has fixed the three figures forever, two men and a woman bathed in bright sunshine. Parisian archivist Helene takes out a newspaper advert calling for information about her mother, who died when she was three, and the two men pictured with her in a photograph taken at a tennis tournament at Interlaken in 1971. Stephane, a Swiss biologist living in Kent, responds: his father is one of the people in the photo. More letters and more photos pass between them as they embark on a journey to uncover the truth their parents kept from them. But will the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gallic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908313546
SKU
V9781908313546
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About Hélène Gestern
Helene Gestern lives and works in Nancy. The People in the Photo is her first novel.
Reviews for The People in the Photo
'Every note of the characters' correspondence rings true' Le Nouvel Observateur 'A page-turning novel with a skilfully woven plot' Page des Libraires 'Rich in deftly turned prose and subtle character study' Sud-Ouest 'A wonderful book about the archaeology of memory' Le Magazine Litteraire 'Elegant, restrained and poetic' France Inter