LOVE FOR LIVRES

Anna Gavalda

Anna Gavalda (born 9 December 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French teacher and award-winning novelist. Referred to by Voici magazine as a distant descendant of Dorothy Parker, Anna Gavalda was born in an upper-class suburb of Paris. While working as French teacher in high school, a collection of her short stories was first published in 1999 under the title Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000 Grand prix RTL-Lire.

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Someone I loved

Anna Gavalda - Publisher : Riverhead Books

Publisher presentation: How long does it take to forget the smell of someone who loved you? And when do you stop loving them? When Chloe's husband leaves her and their children for another woman, she is devastated. Unexpectedly, it's her usually distant father-in-law who comes to Chloe's aid, both with practical help and his personal wisdom on life and love.In this beautifully crafted novella,...
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During a travel	Summer	To my friends	Easy to read	Contemporary	Less than 10$
A few hours

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I wish Someone were waiting for Me Somewhere

Anna Gavalda - Publisher : Riverhead Books

Publisher presentation: I Wish Someone Were Waiting For Me Somewhere explores how a life can be changed irrevocably in just one fateful moment. A pregnant mother's plans for the future unravel at the hospital a travelling salesman learns the consequences of an almost-missed exit on the motorway in the newspaper the next morning while a perfect date is spoilt by a single act of thoughtlessness. In...
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In the metro, train, bus	Spring	To my acquaintances	Easy to read	Contemporary	Less than 10$
A few hours

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