PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Jean-Paul Dubois was born in 1950 in Toulouse and is a journalist and author. He won the Prix Femina for his novel Une Vie Fran aise, and Not Everybody Lives the Same Way was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 2019. He is the author of many critically acclaimed novels and travel pieces, but has stated that he reserves all his writing for the month of March only.
A masterpiece . . . Full of humanity, melancholy, irony -- Philippe Claudel Richly engaging . . . Skilfully translated by David Homel -- Michael Arditti * Spectator * A touching tale of a beleaguered dreamer . . . Lightness balanced by glints of harsh realism, a combination captured perfectly in David Homel's translation -- Christian House * Financial Times * Dubois has humanity rooted in his heart, but is under no illusions about anything . . . This cocktail of humour, intelligence and sentiment, freshly served with a deceptively casual elegance, is once again so successful * Bibliobs * A melancholy, luminous novel * Figaro * An affecting and nostalgic novel of lost happiness * Agence France-Press * Basically perfect * L'Obs *
