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DescriptionConsolation (La Consolante - the French title - is what players of boules call the consolation play-off match between the losers) was the bestselling French novel in 2008, with sales of over half a million copies and translations into thirty-two languages. Darker and more complex than Hunting and Gathering (Ensemble, c'est tout), but just as dazzling, the second novel by the enchantress Anna Gavalda tells a heartbreaking, unusual story about one man, two remarkable women and an unforgettable transvestite. Promotion infoThis second triumphant, spellbinding novel by the enchantress Anna Gavalda was the bestselling French novel in 2008. ReviewsKaren writes: This is the fourth novel from this French author and I found it just as beguiling but a little darker than the utterly charming Hunting and Gathering. Charles, a middle aged architect, is rocked by the death of Anouk, a childhood friend's mum, who was very dear to him as a child. This quest becomes an obsession to the exclusion of everything else. As his life unravels and his past confronts him he meets the beautiful Kate. One of Gavalda's great strengths as a writer is creating these wonderful, slightly quirky but utterly convincing characters of great heart. Consolation is perfectly weighted summer reading, not too heavy and not too light. Author descriptionBorn 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 Vintage together 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. Her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. The mother of two children, she lives and writes just outside Paris. |