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I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Anna Gavalda
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Translated by Karen L. Marker
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Translated by Catherine Evans
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099506010
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Classifications | Dewey:843.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage
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Publication Date |
5 June 2008 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A wonderful collection of stories published together with a poignant novella from the internationally renowned author of Hunting and Gathering. I Wish Someone Were Waiting For Me Somewhere explores how a life can be changed irrevocably in just one fateful moment. A pregnant mother's plans for the future unravel at the hospital; a travelling salesman learns the consequences of an almost-missed exit on the motorway in the newspaper the next morning; while a perfect date is spoilt by a single act of thoughtlessness. In those crucial moments Gavalda demonstrates her almost magical skill in conveying love, lust, longing, and loneliness. Someone I Loved is a hauntingly intimate look at the intolerably painful, yet sometimes valuable consequences that adultery can have on a marriage and the individuals involved. A simple tale, yet long in substance, Someone I Loved ends like most great love affairs, forever leaving you wanting just one more moment.
Author Biography
Anna Gavalda (Author) Born in 1970, Anna Gavalda was a teacher whose collection of stories, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, shot her to fame (published in the UK with her novella Someone I Loved). Her novel Hunting and Gathering (Ensemble c'est tout) was a bestseller in several countries, selling over two million copies, and was made into a film; this was followed by Consolation. Her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. The mother of two children, she lives and writes just outside Paris.
ReviewsHer books have both wit and a whimsical charm * Sunday Telegraph * Gavalda sees through ordinary appearances to people's hidden longings... A gifted literary stylist * Vogue * A distant descendant of Dorothy Parker * Voici * A collection as tender as it is scathing * Le Monde *
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