Description
| Product ID: | 9781913547462 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Astronomer in Love |
| Authors: | Author: Antoine Laurain, Megan Jones, Louise Rogers Lalaurie |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adventure / action fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Adventure, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024SHORLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD VIKING AWARD FOR FICTION 2024‘Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives’ The TimesPart swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in the heart of Paris, An Astronomer in Love is an enchanting tale of adventure and the power of love from best-selling author Antoine Laurain. In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought. 250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume’s telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever . . . LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 SHORLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD VIKING AWARD FOR FICTION 2024 ‘Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives’ The Times Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in the heart of Paris, An Astronomer in Love is an enchanting tale of adventure and the power of love from best-selling author Antoine Laurain. In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought. 250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume’s telescope in a property he''s sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever . . . |
| Imprint Name: | Gallic Books |
| Publisher Name: | Gallic Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-22 |