Now on Netflix, the Commandant Servaz series: The Frozen Dead Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, August 2015 The wronged do not rest in peace Marsac is a quiet town in the Pyrenees, best known for its elite university. But when one of the professors is found drowned in her bath, it becomes clear that the tranquil surface is a lie. The chief suspect is the son of Commandant Servaz's university sweetheart; and when she implores him to investigate, he cannot refuse. To close the case, Servaz must delve into his own past and re-open old wounds. It will be his most dangerous - and his most personal - investigation yet.
Alison Anderson Books
Alison Anderson is a distinguished literary translator with a deep connection to European languages and cultures. Her own fiction often explores themes of identity and alienation, drawing on her extensive international experience. Anderson's prose is marked by its insightful portrayal of characters navigating complex emotional landscapes, reflecting her keen eye for linguistic nuance and cross-cultural understanding.




The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- 325 pages
- 12 hours of reading
The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu.
The Gourmet is Muriel Barbery's first novel. Translated by Alison Anderson. France's greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food ever to pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic. Desperate to taste it one more time, he looks back over the years to see if he can pin down the elusive dish. Revealing far more than his love of great food, the narration by this larger-than-life individual alternates with the voices of those closest to him and their own experiences of the man. AUTHOR: Muriel Barbery teaches philosophy. and lives in Japan with her husband. Her second novel, The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a best seller in Europe and Australia.
Letný hosť
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
V životopisnom románe Letný hosť, inšpirovanom skutočným priateľstvom medzi rodinami Čechovovcov a Lintvariovovcov, sa prepletajú osudy troch žien a jedného tajuplného denníka. Autorka majstrovským spôsobom oživuje dávno minulé časy, ukazuje nám silu umenia a lásky. Horúce leto roku 1888, východná Ukrajina. Do letného sídla rodiny Lintvariovovcov prichádzajú Čechovovci z Moskvy, aby si prenajali hosťovský dom. Jeden z bratov, prostredný syn Anton, nadviaže s mladou lekárkou Zinaidou zvláštny citový vzťah. Zinaida v dôsledku vážnej choroby oslepla a aby vyplnila prázdnotu vo svojom živote, začala si písať denník. Na jeho stránkach sa zamýšľa nad zmyslom života, sníva o čistej láske a filozofuje o smrti. Jej jediným potešením sú úprimné rozhovory s mladým spisovateľom, na ktorého ešte len čaká svetová sláva. O vyše sto rokov neskôr, roku 2014, sa práve tento denník stáva pre Kaťu Kendallovú poslednou šancou, ako zachrániť rodinné vydavateľstvo pred krachom. Do celej veci zaangažuje aj prekladateľku Anastasiu Hardingovú, ktorá sa rozhodne pátrať po stratenom Čechovovom rukopise, no napokon zistí, že to nie je jediné tajomstvo Zainaidinho denníka...