Publication Date: 10/03/2016 ISBN: 9781447276494 Category:

The Reader on the 6.27

Jean-Paul Didierlaurent

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 10/03/2016 ISBN: 9781447276494 Category:
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This is the perfect Sunday afternoon read. I have so much love for Guylian, who hates that he works as a book pulper. Not only does he rescue the stray pages that escape the machine’s clutches, he shares them with his fellow commenters, reading them out loud on the 6.27 train to work every morning. This is an utterly unique book. Short, sweet, and brimming with joy.

Description

Go on a captivating journey with the international bestseller The Reader on the 6.27, by French author Jean-Paul Didierlaurent. An uplifting tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, and the redemptive power of books.

Guylain Vignolles leads an unremarkable life, doing a job he despises at a book pulping plant. But he has one pleasure in life . . .

Every morning on the 6.27 train, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine.But Guylain’s life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the diary of lonely young woman, Julie.

If you loved Amelie and Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore, then The Reader on the 6.27 is your ticket to an enchanting literary adventure, and funny fable about the uplifting power of books.

Publisher Review

A delightful tale about the kinship of reading… Much of the charm resides in the simplicity of Didierlaurent’s prose and his vivid characterisation. Ros Schwartz’s translation perfectly conveys the warmth and eccentricities of his memorable cast. Already a bestseller in France, The Reader on the 6.27 looks set to woo British readers and become a book club favourite Independent on Sunday Charming … It is a clever, funny, and humane work that champions the power of literature Sunday Times This contemporary fable was acquired by more than twenty countries. A beautiful testimony to the universality of the love of books Livres Hebdo The humanity of the characters … the re-enchantment of everyday life, the power of words and literature, tenderness and humor … The Reader on the 6.27 is a must. L’Express I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down! It is one of those feel-good books that gets you really invested in the character’s story, and then puts you in a good mood when you finish it. There is an underlying element of it being a love story, but the novel is so much more than that. Literary Loveliness – Hello Magazine Online

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