2019 - belgravia books collective
TRANSCRIPT
2019
Gallic Books Ltd59 Ebury Street
London SW1W 0NZ
020 7259 9336
[email protected]: @belgraviab
Instagram: @gallicbooks
New Titles
2019Welcome to the 2019 Gallic Books catalogue
This year we journey through time and space, visiting the Paris of Edith Piaf, 1950s Auckland, provincial France and Australia in the 1970s, by way of the stomach of a giant sea creature …
Up first, we are thrilled to welcome to our list award-winning author Sofie Laguna, whose haunting yet hopeful The Choke takes us inside the mind of an extraordinary child narrator.
We hope you enjoy the ride!
The Gallic Books Team
March 2019£14.99 9781910709573Hardback368ppFictionWEL ex Aus & NZeISBN 9781910709559
‘From the moment The Choke begins, a sling-shot’s elastic is precisely, steadfastly being pulled back … and the stone Laguna lets fly ricochets inside you for days afterwards.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘[Laguna] shows all the mastery of language that garnered her a Miles Franklin Award two years ago for The Eye of the Sheep ... full of richly drawn characters. Beauty and ugliness sit squatly side by side.’The Big Issue
Sofie Laguna trained as a lawyer and worked as an actress before becoming a writer of books for children and adults. Sofie won the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2015. She lives in Melbourne.
An unforgettable tale of dangerous girlhood in a disjointed family, from rising star Sofie Laguna.Abandoned by her mother and seldom visited by her unpredictable, violent father, 10-year-old Justine is raised by her grandfather, Pop – a man tormented by visions of war. She finds solace in the staggering beauty of the Murray River – but when outside threats begin to infiltrate even this sanctuary, who is there to protect her from danger?
She must find ways to endure, she must run when she has to, and, ultimately, she must fight back.
The ChokeSofie Laguna
Winner of the 2018 Australian Indie Award for Best Novel
June 2019£8.999781910477670Paperback (B Format)208ppFiction, Fiction in TranslationWELeISBN 9781910477694
The brilliant new novel from Antoine Laurain, author of The Red Notebook.
Four Parisian neighbours find themselves transported to 1954 after sharing a remarkable bottle of Beaujolais.
This escapist adventure featuring delightful cameos from the likes of Edith Piaf and Audrey Hepburn is full of the romance, wit and Gallic charm which have won this author hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.
Vintage 1954Antoine LaurainTranslated by Jane Aitken & Emily Boyce
ALSO AVAILABLE
Antoine Laurain lives in Paris. His novels have been translated into 14 languages and have sold more than 150,000 copies in English.
Praise for The Red Notebook‘Resist this novel if you can; it’s the quintessence of French romance’ The Times‘Soaked in Parisian atmosphere, this lovely, clever, funny novel will have you running to the Eurostar post-haste ... A gem’ Daily Mail
September 2019£12.99 9781910477700Hardback160ppFictionUK, Europe, BC ex CaneISBN 9781910709610
‘I am writing this account, in another man’s book, by candlelight, inside the belly of a fish.’
So begins this haunting reimagining of the damp, dismal years endured by Pinocchio’s father when trapped within the belly of the shark. In absolute isolation and with no hope of escape, Geppetto’s harrowing account of man in extremis becomes the perfect vessel for something rich, strange, and quintessentially human.
With unrivalled verbal ingenuity, dark imaginings and an organic capacity for wonder, Carey transmutes his fantastical source material into something entirely his own.
Fish HouseEdward Carey
Edward Carey is a novelist, visual artist and playwright, and the author of acclaimed YA series The Iremonger Trilogy. Born in England, he teaches at the University of Texas at Austin.
May 2019£8.999781910709535Paperback (B Format)464ppFiction, Historical FictionUK, Europe, BC ex CaneISBN 9781910709405
LittleEdward Carey
‘One of the most original historical novels of the year … Inspired, vivid and macabre, Little is a remarkable achievement’ Sunday Times
‘Clever and intriguing’ Daily Mail
‘Startlingly original’ The Times, Book of the Month
‘One of the most inventive novels I’ve read in a long time’ The Pool
There is a space between life and death: it’s called waxworks.
From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from casting the still-warm heads of the Terror to finding something very like love, Little is the unforgettable story of a ‘bloodstained crumb of a girl’ who went on to shape the world ...
Now in mass-market paperback
‘Don’t miss this eccentric charmer’ @MargaretAtwood
‘By turns tragic, bizarre and deeply moving, Little introduces readers to a heroine like no other and a book that will truly last. It is an absolute delight.’ A. L. Kennedy
‘Wonderful’Max Porter
‘An exquisitely disturbing treasure of a novel ... I never wanted to leave Marie’s side’Sarah Schmidt
July 2019£8.999781910477724Paperback (B Format)304ppFiction, Crime Fiction, Noir, Fiction in TranslationUK, Europe, BC ex CaneISBN 9781910477731
What if you woke up in someone else’s nightmare?The classic psychological thriller from French master of suspense Sébastien Japrisot.Beautiful typist Dany Longo borrows her boss’s convertible Thunderbird to go and spend the weekend by the sea.
What starts out as a joyride rapidly turns to nightmare. She encounters one impossibility after another. She was seen at her destination before she set out. She finds her own fingerprints somewhere she has never been before.
Has she gone mad? Is she a murderer? Or is she being set up?
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunSébastien JaprisotTranslated by Helen Weaver
ALSO AVAILABLE
Sébastien Japrisot was a prominent French author, screenwriter and film director, and the French translator of J. D. Salinger. Born in Marseille in 1931, he died in 2003.
‘With an instandtly recognisable style and great story-telling techniques, he might be called the Graham Greene of France’ The Independent
August 2019£8.999781910477687Paperback (B Format)208ppFiction, Crime Fiction, Noir, Fiction in TranslationWELeISBN 9781910477717
The final dark dose of noir from one of the great French crime writers of the twentieth century.
A hapless father and his grown-up daughter set out on an impromptu road-trip, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Shocking, hilarious and poignant, this final book from Pascal Garnier, published shortly before his death, comes complete with a bonus novella.
A Long Way OffPascal GarnierTranslated by Jane Aitken & Emily Boyce
ALSO AVAILABLE
Pascal Garnier was a prolific author of books for adults and children, and a painter. He died in 2010.
‘Devastating and brilliant’ Sunday Times
‘Deliciously dark … painfully funny’ New York Times
‘The true heir to Simenon’ John Banville
‘Wonderful … properly noir’ Ian Rankin
‘A trippy, sleazy, sly and classy read’ A. L. Kennedy
July 2019£8.99 9781910709580Paperback (B Format)304ppFiction, Historical FictionWEL ex Aus & NZeISBN 9781910709597
Based on the true story of a young Northern Irish man who changed the world of law and justice for ever.
This extraordinary novel puts us at the centre of one of New Zealand’s most controversial cases. Did Albert ‘Paddy’ Black truly have a fair trial? Or was he a victim of bigotry and prejudice against outsiders? ‘Black is not one of ours,’ said the judge.
This is Fiona Kidman at her best. Unmissable.
This Mortal BoyFiona Kidman
ALSO AVAILABLE
Dame Fiona Kidman OBE, Légion d’honneur, is New Zealand’s leading contemporary novelist, short story writer and poet, with more than 30 books to her name.
‘A beautiful writer’ The Times
‘Kidman is a masterful storyteller’ The Lady
CompleteStocklist
The Elegance of the HedgehogMuriel Barbery9781906040185 PB
Octavio’s JourneyMiguel Bonnefoy9781910477311 PB
The Elegance of the HedgehogMuriel Barbery9781908313126 HB
Black SugarMiguel Bonnefoy9781910477526 PB
The GourmetMuriel Barbery9781906040314 PB
The Baker Street PhantomFabrice Bourland9781906040284 PB
The Life of ElvesMuriel Barbery9781910477335 PB
The Dream Killer of ParisFabrice Bourland9781906040321 PB
Sagan, Paris 1954Anne Berest9781908313898 PB
Clisson and EugénieNapoleon Bonaparte9781906040277 PB
Barbery Bourland
Wolf HuntArmand Cabasson9781906040833 PB
The Foundling’s WarMichel Déon9781908313713 PB
The Officer’s PreyArmand Cabasson9781906040826 PB
Memory of FlamesArmand Cabasson9781906040840 PB
LittleEdward Carey9781910709399 HB
CarnageMaxime Chattam9781906040413 PB
The Foundling BoyMichel Déon9781908313560 PB
Cabasson Déon
LittleEdward Carey9781910709566 PB DEMY
Fish HouseEdward Carey9781910477700 HBSEPTEMBER 2019
LittleEdward Carey9781910709535 PBMAY 2019
The Life and Loves of Lena GauntTracy Farr9781910709054 PB
The A26Pascal Garnier9781908313164 PB
The Hope FaultTracy Farr9781910709436 PB
NagasakiÉric Faye9781908313652 PB
Helena RubinsteinMichèle Fitoussi9781908313461 PB
The Panda TheoryPascal Garnier9781906040420 PB
How’s the Pain?Pascal Garnier9781908313034 PB
Déon Garnier
The Weaver FishRobert Edeson9781910709146 PB
The Great and the GoodMichel Déon9781910477281 PB
Your Father’s RoomMichel Déon9781910477342 PB
BoxesPascal Garnier9781910477045 PB
Too Close to the EdgePascal Garnier9781910477250 PB
The Eskimo SolutionPascal Garnier9781910477229 PB
Low HeightsPascal Garnier9781910477427 PB
Gallic Noir Volume 1Pascal Garnier9781910477588 PB
Gallic Noir Volume 2Pascal Garnier9781910477595 PB
Garnier Garnier
Moon in a Dead EyePascal Garnier9781908313492 PB
The Front Seat PassengerPascal Garnier9781908313638 PB
The IslandersPascal Garnier9781908313720 PB
A Long Way OffPascal Garnier9781910477687 PBAUGUST 2019
The People in the PhotoHélène Gestern9781908313546 PB
The People in the PhotoHélène Gestern9781910477496 HB
The Vatican CellarsAndré Gide9781908313690 PB
The ConfidantHélène Grémillon9781908313294 PB
Murder on the Eiffel TowerClaude Izner9781906040017 PB
The Père-Lachaise MysteryClaude Izner9781906040048 PB
Garnier Izner
Someone I LovedAnna Gavalda9781908313485 PB
Gallic Noir Volume 3Pascal Garnier9781910477601 PB
Hell’s GateLaurent Gaudé 9781910477328 PB
Breaking AwayAnna Gavalda9781908313614 PB
The Lady Agnes Mystery Volume 1Andrea Japp9781910477168 PB
The Lady Agnes Mystery Volume 2Andrea Japp9781910477175 PB
One Deadly SummerSébastien Japrisot9781910477502 PB
The Sun King ConspiracyYves Jégo & Denis Lépée9781910477359 PB
The African EquationYasmina Khadra9781908313706 PB
Izner Khadra
The Marais AssassinClaude Izner9781906040147 PB
The Montmartre InvestigationClaude Izner9781906040055 PB
The Predator of BatignollesClaude Izner9781906040253 PB
Strangled in ParisClaude Izner9781906040376 PB
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunSébastien Japrisot9781910477724 PBJULY 2019
The Children’s HomeCharles Lambert9781910709009 PB DEMY
Two Dark Tales:Jack Squat & The NicheCharles Lambert9781910709290 PB
ProdigalCharles Lambert9781910709498 PB
The ChokeSofie Laguna9781910709573 HBMARCH 2019
Khadra Lambert
All Day at the MoviesFiona Kidman9781910709344 PB
This Mortal BoyFiona Kidman9781910709580 PBJULY 2019
The Angels DieYasmina Khadra9781908313911 PB
The Infinite AirFiona Kidman9781910709085 PB
Songs from the Violet CaféFiona Kidman9781910709177 PB
The Dictator’s Last NightYasmina Khadra9781910477137 PB
Hector and the Secrets of LoveFrançois Lelord9781906040338 PB
Hector Finds TimeFrançois Lelord9781906040895 PB
The Threat Level Remains SevereRowena Macdonald9781910709153 PB
Laurain Macdonald
French RhapsodyAntoine Laurain9781910477304 PB
The PortraitAntoine Laurain9781910477434 PB
Smoking KillsAntoine Laurain9781910477540 PB
The President’s HatAntoine Laurain9781908313478 PB
Hector and the Search for HappinessFrançois Lelord9781906040239 PB
The Red NotebookAntoine Laurain9781908313867 PB
Vintage 1954Antoine Laurain9781910477670 PBJUNE 2019
The Baker’s BloodJean-François Parot9781906040369 PB
Under the ChannelGilles Pétel9781908313669 PB
Swann’s WayMarcel Proust9781908313904 HB
Musso Proust
The Saint-Florentin MurdersJean-François Parot9781906040246 PB
The Nicolas Le Floch AffairJean-François Parot9781906040222 PB
The Man with the Lead StomachJean-François Parot9781906040123 PB
The Phantom of Rue RoyaleJean-François Parot9781906040154 PB
The Girl on PaperGuillaume Musso9781906040888 PB
The Châtelet ApprenticeJean-François Parot9781906040062 PB
Where Would I be Without You?Guillaume Musso9781906040345 PB
The Last PierRoma Tearne9781910709306 PB
The White CityRoma Tearne9781910709429 HB
The White CityRoma Tearne9781910709337 PB
Rapinac Tearne
Green LionHenrietta Rose-Innes9781910709252 PB
CheckoutAnna Sam9781906040291 PB
Monsieur le CommandantRomain Slocombe9781908313508 PB
Freedom Fries and Café CrèmeJocelyne Rapinac9781908313003 PB
The MinerNatsume Sōseki9781910709023 PB
When the Professor Got Stuck in the SnowDan Rhodes9781910709016 PB
NinevehHenrietta Rose-Innes9781910709160 PB
Salt CreekLucy Treloar9781910709450 PB
George’s Grand TourCaroline Vermalle9781908313737 PB
Max GateDamien Wilkins9781910709139 PB
Tearne Wilkins
Salt CreekLucy Treloar9781910709351 PB
The Poisoning AngelJean Teulé9781908313683 PB
Salt CreekLucy Treloar9781910709412 HB
The Hurlyburly’s HusbandJean Teulé9781906040659 PB
Brixton BeachRoma Tearne9781910709474 EXPORT
The Suicide ShopJean Teulé9781906040093 PB
Eat Him If You LikeJean Teulé9781906040390 PB
United Kingdom, Ireland, EuropeIngram Publisher [email protected]
Ordering Information:Grantham Book ServicesPhone: +44 (0) 1476 541 [email protected] (UK)[email protected] (Export)
International [email protected]
New Zealand, South Africa & [email protected]
South Africa [email protected]
India [email protected]
Asia (China, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam)[email protected]
Middle East, Latin America, [email protected]
USA SalesConsortium Book Sales and [email protected]
Canada SalesPublishers Group [email protected]
For all other markets and general international [email protected] Detail from Fish House by Edward Carey
Gallic Books Ltd59 Ebury Street
London SW1W 0NZ020 7259 9336
Twitter: @belgraviabInstagram: @gallicbooks
SalesIngram Publisher Services
?Distribution
?
PRUS
Meryl [email protected]
All other [email protected]
Gallic Books Ltd59 Ebury Street
London SW1W 0NZ
020 7259 9336
[email protected]: @belgraviab
Instagram: @gallicbooks