The 6:41 to Paris - Softcover

Blondel, Jean-Philippe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939931266 ISBN 13: 9781939931269

Publisher: New Vessel Press, 2015

Synopsis

"A strong plot and a touching portrayal of how any of us might feel when unexpectedly confronted by the detritus of young love ... The 6:41 to Paris is a timely reminder that the past is always waiting to ambush us."—The New York Times Sunday Book Review

"Perfectly written and a remarkably suspenseful read ... an absorbing, intriguing, insightful book for all readers."—Library Journal (Starred review)

Cécile, a stylish forty-seven-year-old, has spent the weekend visiting her parents in a provincial town southeast of Paris. By early Monday morning, she's exhausted. These trips back home are always stressful and she settles into a train compartment with an empty seat beside her. But it's soon occupied by a man she instantly recognizes: Philippe Leduc, with whom she had a passionate affair that ended in her brutal humiliation thirty years ago. In the fraught hour and a half that ensues, their express train hurtles towards the French capital. Cécile and Philippe undertake their own face to face journey—In silence? What could they possibly say to one another?—with the reader gaining entrée to the most private of thoughts. This is a psychological thriller about past romance, with all its pain and promise.

Reading group guide is available from New Vessel Press.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

About the Author:

Jean-Philippe Blondel was born in 1964 in Troyes, France where he lives as an author and English teacher. His novel The 6:41 to Paris has been a best-seller in both France and Germany.

Alison Anderson is a novelist and translator whose previous translations include The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Vessel Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1939931266
• ISBN 13: 9781939931269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146