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All Human Wisdom

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Description for All Human Wisdom Paperback.

"Terrific . . . Easily the most purely entertaining novel I have read so far this year" David Mills, The Sunday Times

"A really excellent suspense novelist" Stephen King

The second volume of Pierre Lemaitre's enthralling, award-winning between-the-wars trilogy

In 1927, the great and the good of Paris gather at the funeral of the wealthy banker, Marcel Péricourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take over his financial empire (although, unfortunately, she knows next to nothing about banking). More unfortunately still, when Madeleine's seven-year-old son, Paul, tumbles from a second floor window of the Péricourt mansion on ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857059000
SKU
9780857059000
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger, alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex. In 2013 his novel Au revoir là-haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award.

Reviews for All Human Wisdom
An epic inhabited by flamboyant characters and imbued with an all-consuming drama
Figaro
Literature with conviction; a furious talent
L'Obs
Confirms the genius of a great novelist and storyteller
Express
Terrific . . . Easily the most purely entertaining novel I have read so far this year
David Mills
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Goodreads reviews for All Human Wisdom


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