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This book appears in the following booklistsin categories:Fiction, World - Europe, Order this book online - this link leads to our secure order website which will indicate how long the book will take to order. (Availability of '24-48 hours' means our wholesaler has stock - we place orders 2-3 times a week & receive the books next day.) (Availability of '7-10 days' or 'Special Order' means we order direct from the publisher - order times vary, many supply within 10 days.) Phone us: 0151 708 7270 | The Elegance of the Hedgehogby
Muriel Barberry
"Resistance is futile...You might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. It's charm will make you say yes."Renee is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building on the Left Bank. To the residents she is honest, reliable, and uncultivated - an ideal concierge. But Renee has a secret. Beneath this conventional facade she is passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her self-important employers. Down in her lodge, Renee is resigned to living a lie; meanwhile, several floors up, twelve-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid a predictably bourgeois future, and plans to commit suicide on her thirteenth birthday. But the death of one of their priviledged neighbours will bring dramatic change to number 7, Rue de Grenelle, altering the course of both of their lives forever. By turns moving and hilarious, this unusual and insightful novel is now an international publishing sensation, with sales of over 2.5 million copies. "This breathtakingly singular novel...is totally French yet completely universal." ISBN 13: 9781906040185 | ISBN 10: 1906040184 | Please note: Neither this website nor our order website can tell you if a book is actually in the shop right now - please contact us to find out. Prices - we do our best to keep price information up to date, but publishers very occasionally change book prices, so we cannot completely guarantee the prices shown here. We're always happy to check price & availability for you before you place your order, just ask! |
