French leave - Brossura

Praise for Anna Gavalda

"[Like Anne Tyler and Nick Hornby] Anna Gavalda has the ability to create intelligent dramas with a witty sideline in banter-driven dialogue...Her stock in trade is the endearing oddball. Her characters' peccadilloes drive the narrative engine as much as plot delivery. Conversation turns towards the manic passions of obsessives."
—The Independent (UK)

"Gavalda writes warm hearted-fiction, with plenty of culture, emotion and thoughtfulness."
—The Telegraph (UK)

"[French Leave is] a slight novel with great—and eventually moving—insights into the dynamics of family life."
—Kirkus Reviews

"The most discreet of bestselling authors, with French Leave, Gavalda once again demonstrates her delightful uniqueness and buoyancy. Infinitley charming with dialogue that sparkles like fire."
—Madame Figaro

"A comedy of happiness that will delight readers."
—La Croix 

Born in Paris in 1970, Anna Gavalda’s first published work was the critically acclaimed collection of short stories I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, which sold over half a million copies in her native France and was published in the US by Riverhead in 2003. She is also the author of Someone I Loved and the international bestseller Hunting and Gathering (Riverhead, 2007), which was made into a film starring Audrey Tautou and Daniel Auteuil. Gavalda lives in Paris. Alison Anderson's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008) and The Life of the Elves (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.

Alison Anderson's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008) and The Life of the Elves (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.