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The First Thing You See
Gregoire Delacourt
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Description for The First Thing You See
Paperback. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE .. isn't always what you get! The brilliant new novel from the author of THE LIST OF MY DESIRES, a Waterstones Book Club pick and international bestseller. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 209 x 30. Weight in Grams: 258.
Imagine you are a young mechanic living in a small community in France. You own your own home, and lead a simple life. Then, one evening, you open your front door to find a distraught Hollywood starlet standing in front of you. This is what happens to Arthur Dreyfuss in the village of Long, population 687 inhabitants. But although feigning an American accent, this woman is not all that she seems. For her name is Jeanine Foucamprez, and her story is very different from the glamorous life of a star. Arthur is not all he seems, either; a lover ... Read more
Imagine you are a young mechanic living in a small community in France. You own your own home, and lead a simple life. Then, one evening, you open your front door to find a distraught Hollywood starlet standing in front of you. This is what happens to Arthur Dreyfuss in the village of Long, population 687 inhabitants. But although feigning an American accent, this woman is not all that she seems. For her name is Jeanine Foucamprez, and her story is very different from the glamorous life of a star. Arthur is not all he seems, either; a lover ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780226644
SKU
V9781780226644
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Ref
99-10
About Gregoire Delacourt
Gregoire Delacourt is the bestselling author of five novels and has won several literary awards. His novel THE LIST OF MY DESIRES was a runaway number-one international bestseller Gregoire lives in Paris, where he runs an advertising agency with his wife.
Reviews for The First Thing You See
At once tender and harrowing, light-hearted and profound, it is a highly original and affecting read.
THE LADY
This smart romantic comedy is charmingly Gallic and cries out to be filmed as a sentimental comedy.
SUNDAY TIMES
It's a powerful message which begins with the novel's title - a meditation on our obsession with beauty, celebrity ... Read more
THE LADY
This smart romantic comedy is charmingly Gallic and cries out to be filmed as a sentimental comedy.
SUNDAY TIMES
It's a powerful message which begins with the novel's title - a meditation on our obsession with beauty, celebrity ... Read more