The Rest of Their Lives

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Rest of Their Lives
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
Translated by Ros Schwartz
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 143
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781509840342
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Mantle
Publication Date 19 October 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Filled with all the larger-than-life characters and enchanting storytelling that made readers fall for The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent's follow-up novel, The Rest of Their Lives, is set to charm the world. It's hard to find love with a job like Ambroise's - an embalmer in a small French town, he rarely spends time with the living. And while Manelle - a home-help for the elderly - enjoys her days taking care of her spirited clients, she finds her evenings are often spent with TV dinners for one. So when chance - and an unusual road trip - bring Ambroise and Manelle together, they are both more than ready for the rest of their lives to begin . . .

Author Biography

Jean-Paul Didierlaurent lives in the Vosges region of France. His short stories have twice won the International Hemingway Award and his debut novel, The Reader on the 6.27, was a bestseller both in the UK and internationally. The Rest of Their Lives is his second novel.

Reviews

Readers will find the same sensitivity, the same poetry, the same humour as in The Reader on the 6:27 . . . A charming story * RTL *