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An Astronomer in Love

An Astronomer in Love

by Antoine Laurain

Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie and Megan Jones

Published by: Gallic Books

Imprint: Gallic Books

288 Pages, 5.31 x 8.50 in

Hardcover
9781913547462
Published: June 2023

$18.95

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‘A master storyteller’ Huffington Post

Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in the heart of Paris, An Astronomer in Love is an enchanting tale of adventure, destiny and the power of love from best-selling author Antoine Laurain.

In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought.

250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume’s telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment.

Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever . . .

Antoine Laurain is the award-winning author of nine novels including The Red Notebook (Indie Next, MIBA bestseller) and The President’s Hat (Waterstones Book Club, Indies Introduce). His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris, France.

Megan Jones lives in London and translates from French.

Praise for An Astronomer in Love
'Simply beautiful. An enchanting dual-timeline story of a love written in the stars.' Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker’s Gift
‘A perfect treasure waiting to be discovered by adventurous readers. An Astronomer in Love is a witty, lovely, surprising triumph’ William Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts
Praise for Antoine Laurain
'Parisian perfection’ HM The Queen Consort
‘The very quintessence of French romance’ The Times
‘A hymn to la vie Parisienne’ The Guardian
‘Like finding a gem among the bric-a-brac in a local brocante’ The Telegraph
‘A master storyteller’ Huffington Post
‘Soaked in Parisian atmosphere . . . will have you rushing to the Eurostar post-haste’ Daily Mail
‘J’adore Antoine and his contemporary French comedies’ Wendy Holden
‘Like fine wine, Laurain’s novels get better with each one he writes’ Phaedra Patrick, author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
'The Parisian tableaus are so descriptive that you can almost smell the croissants' Washington Post
'Witty and perceptive' Publishers Weekly
'The novels of Antoine Laurain [are] straightforward and ingenious' New York Journal of Books

An Astronomer in Love

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