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The First Thing You See by Gregoire Delacourt - ISBN: 9781780226644
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Fragile souls, mistaken identities, and beauty found beyond the surface.

The First Thing You See

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    11 October 2016

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Summary

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 li…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780226644
ISBN-10:1780226640
Author:Gregoire Delacourt
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:11 October 2016
Weight:259g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

This smart romantic comedy is charmingly Gallic and cries out to be filmed as a sentimental comedy.– SUNDAY TIMES

This smart romantic novel is charmingly Gallic and cries out to be filmed as a sentimental comedy - SUNDAY TIMES

At once tender and harrowing, light-hearted and profound, it is a highly original and affecting read - THE LADY

A powerful message … a meditation on our obsession with beauty, celebrity and the consequences for those lumbered with one or both, delivered in a deceptively simple package stuffed full of filmic references and peppered with poetic quotations. It’s a little gem. - A LIFE IN BOOKS

THE LIST OF MY DESIRES is a gorgeous little novel that has sold more than half a million copies in its native France. It is as beautifully written as it is heart-breaking, and is a fable-like tale of how money can’t buy happiness - STYLIST

About The Author

Gregoire Delacourt

Gregoire Delacourt is the bestselling author of eight novels and has won several literary awards. His novel THE LIST OF MY DESIRES was a runaway number-one international bestseller.

Gregoire lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York.

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