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Low Heights
Pascal Garnier · 2017 · 192 pages
In Low Heights, from the 'slyly funny' [Sunday Times] Pascal Garnier, a grumpy retiree has his world turned upside down when a man claiming to be his son turns up on his doorstep.
'Another classy and clever little drama' The Bookbag
At least vultures have the decency to wait until their prey's dead before picking it apart ...
After losing his wife and suffering a stroke, cantankerous retiree Edouard Lavenant has moved from Lyon to a village in the mountains with his put-upon nurse, Therese. One day, a man comes to the door claiming to be Edouard's long-lost son.
Edouard's temper seems to be softening, but it isn't long before the local vultures are circling overhead ...
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Chrissie Hynde
“This French writer was new to me; I found his novel in a hurry at the airport. It’s very funny, full of insight on being arrogant and getting old, and on being a servant who is generous of spirit. Humility, grumpiness, some tender love, and brutal violence. I will now investigate all of Garnier’s other books — there are about 60!”↗