21st Century

To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid...

Without a Trace is a moving tale of second chances and creating a life worth living, from the billion copy bestseller, Danielle Steel.Charles Vincent feels trapped in his treadmill of a life. He's wealthy and successful, doing a job he doesn't want to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374606800Author douard LouisFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams)...

Winner of the International Dublin Literary Award'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity.' Sunday Times'Zeniter's extraordinary achievement is to transform a complicated conflict into a compelling family chronicle'...

In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband-but can their marriage survive her passionate love?A Belletrist Book Club Pick * An Amazon UK Best Book of the Year * Winner...

A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine.Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her...

In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband—but can their marriage survive her passionate love?“One of the most daring, provocative, unnervingly intimate thrillers I’ve...

From the International Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Order of the Day and The War of the Poor comes a searing account of a conflict that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023'Excoriating and profound . . . A...

'Powerful, poignant, perfectly-pitched . . . It's a short tale of great significance. I found it unforgettable. . . a fine piece of writing' Michael PalinIn this inspiring story, Andrei Makine looks back on a childhood friendship which changed his life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635423563Author Nicolas MathieuFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC

Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and cousin Jules since the death of her parents. She works as a carer at a retirement home and spends her days listening to her residents' stories. After bonding with Helene, an almost...

'The Alaskan wilds are the setting for Marie Vingtras's compelling Blizzard ... a chilling, tense read' - ObserverWinner of Prix Des Libraires, the French Booksellers' Prize for Best Novel of the Year.An Observer Crime and thriller of the monthI lost him...

A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter. In 1999 the search to find the actor to play Harry Potter began. Hundreds of actors were auditioned, but only two remained...

Without a Trace is a moving tale of second chances and creating a life worth living from the Number One bestselling author, Danielle Steel.Charles Vincent feels trapped in his treadmill of a life. He's wealthy and successful doing a job he doesn't want...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTwo men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi...

'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity.' Sunday Times'A deeply human text about the ghosts of identity and decolonization.' Vanity FairNaima has always known that her family came from Algeria - but up until now,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953861504Author Maylis De KerangalFormat PaperbackPage Count 137Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago BooksWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm)...

From the author of The Red Notebook, described as 'Parisian perfection' by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Red is My Heart is a stunning collection of words and images in collaboration with Parisian street artist, Le Sonneur, about how to mend a broken...

'One of the most exquisite debuts I've read for some time' Daily Telegraph'Affecting and haunting' ObserverAfter the death of his wife, a father raises his two sons alone. His bond with Fus, the eldest, and Gillou, the youngest, is a close one. But their...

A charming and heartfelt story about war, art, and the lengths a woman will go to find the truth about her family. 'As devourable as a thriller... Incredibly moving' Elle 'Pauline Baer de Perignon is a natural storyteller - refreshingly honest,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953861481Author Dominique FabreFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago Books

'One of the most exquisite debuts I've read' - Daily Telegraph'Affecting and haunting' - ObserverAfter the death of his wife, a father in a forgotten corner of France raises his two sons alone. But their town is not one of opportunity, and the boys are...

A disillusioned Parisian writer finds inspiration in the ordinary lives of his neighbours, the Martins. 'A wonderful surprise' L'Express Is it true that every life is the stuff of novels? Or are some people just too ordinary? This is the question a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953861542Author Philippe DelermFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949641554Author Rebecca GislerFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Two Lines PressPublisher Two Lines PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 178mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642861310Author Lucie RicoFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint World EditionsPublisher World Editions

Fleeing persecution in Indochina, the young Ho Chi Minh arrived in Paris as World War I was sputtering to a close. A painfully shy twentysomething, he joined the shadowy figures of the demimonde, the radicals, poor artists, prostitutes, the luckless, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635902105Author Constance DebreFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)Weight(grams) 207g

A Leopard-Skin Hat may be the French writer Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. Hailed in Le Point as a “masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance,” it is the story of an intense friendship between “the Narrator” and his close childhood friend,...

The ugly side of superheroesWhat if you suddenly had superpowers? What would you do? How would your friends and family react? What would your obligations to society be?The superheroes' first missions- combating terrorists or rescuing disaster victims-...

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EVEN ANGELS HAVE THEIR DEMONS . . .PARIS, CHRISTMAS 2021. After a heart attack, Mathias Taillefer wakes up in hospital with a stranger at his bedside. The mysterious girl reveals herself to be Louise Collange, a volunteer who has come to play the cello...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681378558Author Jean EchenozFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

"A captivating experiment on the beauty and elusiveness of meaning, sound and language" TLS Louise has always felt adrift between communities: not deaf enough to be a part of Deaf culture, not hearing enough to be fully within the hearing world. Hearing,...

Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and cousin Jules since the death of her parents. She works as a carer at a retirement home and spends her days listening to her residents' stories. After bonding with Helene, an almost...