The Islanders: Shocking, Hilarious And Poignant Noir
by Pascal Garnier 2021-01-06 03:00:22
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In The Islanders, from the 'slyly funny' [Sunday Times] Pascal Garnier, a dinner party spirals out of control after the revealing of dark secrets. 'Bleak, often funny and never predictable' The Observer It's a few days before Christmas in Versailles.... Read more
In The Islanders, from the 'slyly funny' [Sunday Times] Pascal Garnier, a dinner party spirals out of control after the revealing of dark secrets. 'Bleak, often funny and never predictable' The Observer It's a few days before Christmas in Versailles. Olivier has come to bury his mother, but the impending holidays and icy conditions have delayed the funeral. While trapped in limbo at his mother's flat, a chance encounter brings Olivier back in touch with childhood friend Jeanne and her blind brother, Rodolphe. Rodolphe suggests they have dinner together, along with a homeless man he's taken in. As the wine flows, dark secrets are spilled, and there's more than just hangovers to deal with the next morning... Less
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  • 7.63 X 5.13 X 0.43 in
  • 112
  • Gallic Books
  • June 19, 2015
  • English
  • 9781908313720
Pascal Garnier, who died in 2010, was a prolific author of books for adults and children, and a painter. He lived in the mountains of the Ardèche.Emily Boyce is a translator and editor at Gallic Book...
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