An astronomer in love
Laurain, Antoine2024
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In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought. 250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever...
Main title:
An astronomer in love / Antoine Laurain ; translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie and Megan Jones.
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Imprint:
London : Gallic Books, 2024.©2022
Collation:
248 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
First published as "Les Caprices d'un astre" by Flammarion, Paris, 2022. First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Gallic Books.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781913547721 (pbk)9781913547721 (paperback)
Dewey class:
843.9
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
825360
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction Paperback | Historical Romance L | Available |