Mirror of our Sorrows

Pierre Lemaitre, Frank Wynne

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Maclehose Press
14 February 2023

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical adventure; Second World War fiction; Fiction in translation

"""Tremendous and enjoyable"" - La Libre Belgique

""A great success"" - La Croix

April, 1940. Louise Belmont runs, naked, down the boulevard du Montparnasse. To understand the tragic scene she has just experienced, she will have to plunge into the madness of the 'Phoney War', when the whole of France, seized by the panic of a new World War, descends into chaos.

Alongside bistro-owner Monsieur Jules, new recruit Gabriel and small-time crook Raoul, Louise navigates this period of enormous upheaval and extraordinary twists of fate, for as the Nazi's advance, the threat of German occupation will uncover long-buried secrets and make strange bedfellows.

With his characteristic wit and verve, Pierre Lemaitre chronicles the greatness and decline of a people crushed by circumstance. In Mirror of Our Sorrows, the final novel in the Paris between-the-wars trilogy, is an incandescent tale that is both burlesque and tragic.

Translated from the French by Frank Wynne"

By: Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by: Frank Wynne
Imprint: Maclehose Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781529416947
ISBN 10: 1529416949
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 14 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger, alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and as sole winner for Camille. In 2013 his novel Au revoir la-haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award.

Reviews for Mirror of our Sorrows

A great success * La Croix * Lemaitre's new historical chronicle possesses the desperate irony that made the early volumes so successful * BibliObs * Pierre Lemaitre brings his brilliant interwar trilogy to a close * Le Journal de Quebec * Tremendous and enjoyable * La Libre Belgique * Great characters and a roaring pace * Le Monde * Spectacular * Le Soir *