The Alphonse Courrier Affair
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Author: Marta Morazzoni
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
'A stunning anatomy of passion, selfishness and sacrifice... a masterpiece' - IndependentWinner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Award. Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content- a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest". Prying eyes and wagging tongues, however, are the life force in a small community, and though Courrier thinks he can play the village gossips with the same skill he brings to the card table, life has a way of dealing the hand you least expect ...
Author: Marta Morazzoni
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
'A stunning anatomy of passion, selfishness and sacrifice... a masterpiece' - IndependentWinner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Award. Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content- a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest". Prying eyes and wagging tongues, however, are the life force in a small community, and though Courrier thinks he can play the village gossips with the same skill he brings to the card table, life has a way of dealing the hand you least expect ...
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Marta Morazzoni
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
'A stunning anatomy of passion, selfishness and sacrifice... a masterpiece' - IndependentWinner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Award. Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content- a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest". Prying eyes and wagging tongues, however, are the life force in a small community, and though Courrier thinks he can play the village gossips with the same skill he brings to the card table, life has a way of dealing the hand you least expect ...
Author: Marta Morazzoni
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
'A stunning anatomy of passion, selfishness and sacrifice... a masterpiece' - IndependentWinner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Award. Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content- a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest". Prying eyes and wagging tongues, however, are the life force in a small community, and though Courrier thinks he can play the village gossips with the same skill he brings to the card table, life has a way of dealing the hand you least expect ...
The Alphonse Courrier Affair