The Canvas of the World
$32.31
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 February 2022
Summary
Paris, 1900. Aileen Bowman arrives at the Exposition Universelle, where all the world has gathered to witness the birth of modernity. A journalist in her mid-thirties, unmarried and fiercely independent, she has been sent to cover the Exposition for the New York Tribune, and her arrival soon creates a scandal in the city of lights.
But it seems the life she left behind on the distant Nevada plains may have followed her across the Atlantic, and before long Aileen finds herself…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529403862 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529403863 |
| Author: | Antonin Varenne |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Intense and sparkling
Intense and sparkling – Nils C. Ahl * Le Monde *
An epic - sensual and romantic – Alexandra Schwartzbrod * Libération *
[Varenne’s] writing is always intelligent and thought-provoking – Paul Burke * NB Magazine *
About The Author
Antonin Varenne
Antonin Varenne was awarded the Prix Michel Lebrun and the Grand Prix du Jury Sang d’encre for Bed of Nails, his first novel to be translated into English. His second, Loser’s Corner was awarded the Prix des Lecteurs Quais du polar - 20 minutes and the Prix du Meilleur Polar Francophone.
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