The irresistible French bestseller about the redemptive power of books - Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore meets Amelie
Jean-Paul Didierlaurent lives in the Vosges region of France. His short stories have twice won the International Hemingway Award. The Reader on the 6.27 is his first novel. A bestseller in France, it has been sold in over 25 territories.
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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