'An extraordinary tour de force' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything.
A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to teach has cost him his job and his marriage. And when the ensuing scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he flees to Paris.
He arrives in the French captial in the bleak midwinter, and ends up having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger, walks into his life. But their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events, and soon Harry finds himself in a nightmare from which there is no easy escape.
'I ended up missing my stop to finish it' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Douglas Kennedy's previous twelve novels include the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas.
His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.
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Etat : Aceptable. : Harry Ricks, un hombre que lo ha perdido todo, huye a París tras un escándalo. En la capital francesa, se ve obligado a trabajar como vigilante nocturno para sobrevivir. Entonces, Margit, una hermosa y misteriosa desconocida, entra en su vida. Su relación apasionada desencadena una serie de eventos inexplicables, y pronto Harry se encuentra atrapado en una pesadilla de la que no hay escapatoria fácil. Esta edición es un "Media tie-in", vinculada a la película protagonizada por Ethan Hawke y Kristin Scott Thomas. EAN: 9780099564874 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Woman in the Fifth Autor: Douglas Kennedy Editorial: Arrow Idioma: en Páginas: 432 Formato: tapa blanda. N° de réf. du vendeur Happ-2025-12-31-bf5fb5be
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Etat : Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 437 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 10701670/3
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