Gallic Summer 2022

A life-changing family weekend; a writer in need of inspiration; a sea beast and a boy made from wood; a multigenerational epic in miniature - Summer at Gallic Books draws close.
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Black Sugar

Miguel Bonnefoy

Life in a remote Venezuelan village is transformed by successive travellers seeking Henry Morgan’s legendary buried treasure.

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The Martins

David Foenkinos

A Parisian writer lacking inspiration finds the heroine of his next novel outside his apartment. Telling the story of octogenarian Madeleine…

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The Swallowed Man

Edward Carey

A haunting reimagining of the damp, dismal years endured by Pinocchio’s father, Geppetto, when trapped within the belly of the shark.

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Octavio’s Journey

Miguel Bonnefoy

A compact but kaleidoscopic fable of Venezuela from a stunning new voice in the magical realism tradition.

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B: A Year in Plagues and Pencils

Edward Carey

British author and illustrator Edward Carey presents a paean to connection at a time of isolation: a year of daily lockdown drawings posted…

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The Swimmers

Chloe Lane

Erin’s mother has motor neurone disease and has decided to take her fate into her own hands. As Erin looks back at her twenty-six-year-old s…

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Little

Edward Carey

Based on the incredible life story of the world’s most famous wax sculptor, Marie Tussaud.

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The Foundling Boy

Michel Déon

A modern French classic translated into English for the first time.

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The Foundling’s War

Michel Déon

The sequel to the The Foundling Boy finds Jean making his way in German-occupied France.

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Heritage

Miguel Bonnefoy

A story of men and women setting out in search of new adventures, blown off course by illness, war and strokes of fate, this exuberant Franc…

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