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A Single Rose by Muriel Barbery
Category: Fiction
From the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes a story about a woman's journey, in which she discovers the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible. Rose has turned forty, but has barely begun to live. When her Japanese father dies and she finds herself an orphan, ...Show more
A Strange Country by Muriel Barbery
Category: Fantasy
'Where did you come from?' he asked. 'From the bridge,' Petrus answered. 'The bridge that links our world to yours.' Then, after a silence: 'It is invisible to you.' During the longest war humankind has endured, two young Spanish officers abandon their post to follow the charismatic Petrus across a bri ...Show more
Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery; Alison Anderson (Translator)
Category: Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The international publishing sensation, with sales of over 10 million copies worldwide Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable, in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be. But beneath this ...Show more
One Hour of Fervour by Muriel Barbery
Category: Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
LONGLISTED FOR THE PRIX GONCOURT 2022 From the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes the story of one man’s promise to keep a secret that may hold him from the greatest joy possible. Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance, and good sake. A few mon ...Show more
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (PB) by Muriel Barbery
Category: Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A funny and moving novel exalting the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us. OVER 10 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDESHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD'Resistance is futile' The Guardian'Clever, informative and moving' The Observer'Witty and touching' Gillian AndersonReneis the concierge of ...Show more
The Life of Elves by Muriel Barbery
Category: Fantasy
Do two young girls have the power to change the world? Maria, raised by powerful older women, lives in a remote village in Burgundy, where she discovers her gift of clairvoyance, of healing and of communicating with nature. Hundreds of miles away in Italy, Clara discovers her musical genius and is sent ...Show more
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