Price: £1.99
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The international publishing sensation, with sales of over 10 million copies worldwide, and shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.
‘Resistance is futile … you might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. Its charm will make you say yes’ The Guardian
‘Clever, informative and moving … this is an admirable novel which deserves as wide a readership here as it had in France.’ The Observer
Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable, in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be. But beneath this facade lies the real Rene: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives.
Down in her lodge, apart from weekly visits by her one friend Manuela, Rene lives with only her cat for company. Meanwhile, several floors up, twelve-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered and vacuous future laid out for her, and decides to end her life on her thirteenth birthday. But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever.
ASIN : B00BS030RQ
Publisher : Gallic Books (2 Sept. 2013)
Language : English
File size : 2892 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 323 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book unusual, enjoyable, and delightful. They praise the writing quality as eloquent, witty, and flowing well. Readers describe the book as elegant, charming, and unusual. Opinions are mixed on the thought-provoking aspect, storyline, and character development.
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Price: £1.99
(as of Oct 04, 2024 06:09:33 UTC – Details)
The international publishing sensation, with sales of over 10 million copies worldwide, and shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.
‘Resistance is futile … you might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. Its charm will make you say yes’ The Guardian
‘Clever, informative and moving … this is an admirable novel which deserves as wide a readership here as it had in France.’ The Observer
Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable, in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be. But beneath this facade lies the real Rene: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives.
Down in her lodge, apart from weekly visits by her one friend Manuela, Rene lives with only her cat for company. Meanwhile, several floors up, twelve-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered and vacuous future laid out for her, and decides to end her life on her thirteenth birthday. But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever.
ASIN : B00BS030RQ
Publisher : Gallic Books (2 Sept. 2013)
Language : English
File size : 2892 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 323 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book unusual, enjoyable, and delightful. They praise the writing quality as eloquent, witty, and flowing well. Readers describe the book as elegant, charming, and unusual. Opinions are mixed on the thought-provoking aspect, storyline, and character development.
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