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[A] deservedly award-studded delight Strong Words Magazine 'A
smart, scathing and bleakly funny cross of folk horror, satire and
historical fiction' Toronto Star 'Reads like a modern fairy tale'
New York Journal of Books 'Eerie and sensual' The Guardian 'So
original, so beautifully done, and sinister and savage. I didn't
want it to end' Chris Whitaker Franck and Lise, a French couple in
the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French
Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life. In this remote
corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog
emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild
in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First
World War ... Franck and Lise are confronted with nature at its
most brutal. And they are about to discover that man and beast have
more in common than they think. A literary sensation in France,
Wild Dog is a dark, menacing tale of isolation, human nature and
the infinite savagery of the wild.
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Human Nature (Paperback)
Serge Joncour; Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie
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R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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For the first time, he found himself alone at the farm, with no
sound whatever from the livestock, nor from anyone else, not the
least sign of life. And yet, within these walls, life had always
won through. 'An outstanding, big, compassionate novel' Le Figaro
1999. As France prepares to see in a new millennium, the country is
battered by apocalyptic storms. But holed up on the farm where he
and his three sisters grew up, Alexandre seems less afraid of the
weather than of the police turning up. Alone in the darkness, he
reflects on the end of a rural way of life he once thought could
never change. And his thoughts return to the baking hot summer of
1976, when he met Constanze, an environmental activist who fell for
the beauty of the countryside, and was prepared to use any means to
save it. Serge Joncour's impassioned, ambitious novel charts three
decades of political, social, and environmental upheaval through
the lives of a French farming family, as the delicate bond between
the human and natural worlds threatens to snap.
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Lean on Me (Paperback)
Serge Joncour; Translated by Jane Aitken
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R248
Discovery Miles 2 480
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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When a flock of crows invades their shared apartment block,
farmer-turned-debt collector Ludovic and fashion designer Aurore
speak for the first time. With nothing but the birds in common, the
two are destined for separate lives, yet are drawn inexplicably
together. Though their story is set in Paris, the tale of Ludovic
and Aurore is far from an idyllic romance. With one trapped in an
unhappy marriage and the other lost in grief, the city of love has
brought each of them only isolation and pain. As Aurore faces
losing her business and Ludovic questions the ethics of his job,
they begin a passionate affair. Love between such different people
seems doomed to failure, but for these two unhappy souls trapped in
ruthless worlds, perhaps loving one another is the greatest form of
resistance. From the award winning author of Wild Dog, Lean on Me
is explores the realities of unlikely love, and how connection and
intimacy offer us an escape from all that is harsh and cold in our
modern day lives. Winner of the prestigious Prix Interallie, Lean
on Me is both a touching love story, an insightful look at the
alienating effect of contemporary urban life.
WINNER OF THE PRIX LANDERNEAU DES LECTEURS 2018 Described as 'eerie
and sensual' by The Guardian, Wild Dog tells the story of a young
couple who discover dark secrets in the remote French countryside.
'Reads like a modern fairy tale' New York Journal of Books Franck
and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in
the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of
modern life. In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone
signal. A mysterious dog emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts
of a dark past run wild in these hills, where a German lion tamer
took refuge in the First World War ... Franck and Lise are
confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are about to
discover that man and beast have more in common than they think. A
literary sensation in France, Wild Dog is a dark, menacing tale of
isolation, human nature and the infinite savagery of the wild.
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