Breaking Away

‘It’s like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off played out in the French sticks’ The Independent

A loving haiku to the joys of having siblings ... As with Nick Hornby's fiction, Gavalda's lightness of touch belies an expansive depth of field when detailing romantic and familial relationships' The Independent on Sunday

'The vivid characters and landscapes transport you into a world you won't want to leave. Just lovely' Bella

'Gavalda's talent for writing and her gift for dialogue make reading her work a delight' World Literature Today

'Gavalda sees through ordinary appearances to people's hidden longings ... A gifted literary stylist'Vogue