The Strays of Paris
$19.54
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2022
Summary
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley, The Strays of Paris is a captivating story of three extraordinary animals - and one little boy - whose lives cross paths in Paris.
Paras is a spirited young racehorse living in a stable in the French countryside. That is until one afternoon, when she pushes open the gate of her stall and, travelling through the night, arrives quite by chance in the dazzling streets of Paris.
She soon mee…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529052992 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529052998 |
| Author: | Jane Smiley |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
A marvellous novelist
A marvellous novelist * Guardian *
Sunshine in book form * Daily Mail *
As delightful as it is surprising … A joyfully escapist celebration of friendship and freedom * Mail on Sunday *
Absorbing and warming * New Statesman *
If you’re looking for a feel-good escape, try this * New York Times *
An immersive fable … Beguiling … A comforting read at the end of a difficult year — a winter’s tale full of wit, warmth, and charm * The Economist *
The life-affirming grownup fable we all need right about now … It might just be the perfect antidote for 2020 … Jane Smiley has created a world where kindness is king, and that’s exactly where I want to be * Washington Independent Review of Books *
A cozy, fairy-tale trot through the City of Light … Delightful, heartwarming … An appealing balm for harsh times … It’s such a joy when an author whose work you’ve been reading for decades surprises you with something unexpected … An especially welcome reminder of the bright spots even in dark times * NPR *
In an era beset by polarization and even violent tribalism, it feels like a gift to find a novel in which characters of different species — with different desires and instincts — come together to build a community * Los Angeles Times *
In her sensuous responsiveness to the facts of the world, Smiley has started to look like the best living American novelist
* Observer *Smiley makes the most ordinary moments extraordinary with her dazzling prose * Good Housekeeping *
Jane Smiley is a master of expansive, effortlessly readable sagas
* Daily Mail *Always made sure the reader is having a good time * The Times *
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Times bestselling Hundred Years trilogy, and The Strays of Paris. She is also the author of several works of non-fiction and books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.
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