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Girl At The Lion d'Or (Paperback)

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Paperback 256 Pages
Published: 18/10/1990

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A haunting historical novel set in France between the two world wars about love and desire from the author of the international bestseller, Birdsong.

Mid-1930s, Northern France.

A mysterious young girl named Anne Louvet arrives at the seedy Hotel du Lion d'Or in the small French town of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, far removed from the injustices of her past.

At the hotel, Anne meets the cultured, rich and married Hartmann and begins an affair with the married Great War veteran, revealing her secrets, fears and hopes to him with life-shattering consequences.

From award-winning author Sebastian Faulks, Girl at The Lion d'Or is a powerful story of love and conscience, will and desire.

`Beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' - The Sunday Times

Also available by Sebastian Faulks as part of the French trilogy series: Birdsong and Charlotte Gray.

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099774907
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 181 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Beautifully written and extraordinarily moving - Sunday Times

Moving and profound... Perfectly constructed - Times

He has reaffirmed the importance of character in the novel; his Anna and Hartmann are as real, as moving and convincing as Anna Karenina and Vronsky... It is a novel to cherish and delight in - Scotsman

A novel of rare intelligence and passion - Mail on Sunday

An unusual and moving novel in which courage and abnegation are pitted against illicit but total love...a poised and well-judged work - Financial Times

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“The Girl at the Lion d'Or”

I loved this book, I read Birdsong years ago and saw the drama on the BBC. Although I felt that the drama was pretty bad it did remind me of what an amazing book it was and I was inspired to read some more Sebastian... More

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“Can Faulks do any wrong?”

I thought this was a fantastic read and I would recommend this book to anyone. The reason I have not given a 5 out of 5 star review is because it is very clear that this is one of Faulks first novels. It is more... More

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