“Laurain presents the story as if it were reportage, but with the confidence of an age-old storyteller.”—San Francisco Book Review”Laurain’s gentle, satirical humor remind this reviewer of Jacques Tati’s classic films, and, no, you don’t have to know French politics to enjoy this charming novel. Fans of Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog will want this.”—Library Journal”A …
