The Wide World - An epic novel of family fortune, twisted secrets and love - the first volume in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series (Hardcover)

'Literature with conviction; a furious talent' L'Obs The first volume of THE GLORIOUS YEARS series, translated by Frank Wynne Beirut, 1948. The Pelletier family returns... The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business manufacturing and exporting artisanal soaps. He hoped to pass the business on to his eldest son, Jean, but Jean doesn't have the sharpness or aptitude for such an enterprise. After nearly running the company into the ground, Jean marries a money-grubbing young woman who quickly makes him miserable, and they emigrate to Paris. But there's another reason Jean must leave - he has committed a terrible crime... His brother, Etienne, travels to Saigon, where he soon uncovers irregularities in the local currency office and begins investigating what he believes is a scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. It is evidence that presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle Pelletier brother, has gone to Paris, ostensibly to study, but finds himself working as a journalist. His career flies when he reports on the brutal murder of an actress in a cinema ladies' room. It seems a serial killer is on the loose. 'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of' Sunday Times 'Pierre Lemaitre skilfully captivates and stuns the reader' Le Figaro

General

Imprint:	Tinder Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2023
Authors:	Pierre Lemaitre
Translators:	Frank Wynne
Dimensions:	240 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-1-4722-9210-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	1-4722-9210-3
Barcode:	9781472292100

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