Get Well Soon

by Marie-Sabine Roger

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Pub Date Sep 05 2017 | Archive Date Jun 03 2017

Pushkin Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

Description

A joyful novel full of humanity from the author of Soft in the Head - a July 2016 Indie Next pick.

Saved from drowning in Paris's River Seine, a sixty-something misanthrope finds himself stuck in a hospital bed for six weeks while he recovers. As he looks back on his life, the good and the bad, he makes some unexpected new acquaintances, and just when he thought life had no more suprises in store for him, he finds out he was wrong....

Advance Praise

Praise for Soft in the Head:

   • "Unapologetically heartwarming... celebrates humanity, love, empathy, the sense of community and generosity of spirit" Herald Magazine

   • "If you want summer reading escapism, you can't go wrong with this tender tale of an unlikely, love-filled friendship" Big Issue

   • "Highly readable... Highly recommended" Nudge

   • "Uplifting, bright and hopeful from the first page, this is a wonderful little book... Frank Wynne's translation is superb" The Connexion

   • "One of the sweetest books that I have read this year... a true elegy to friendship... managing to be life-affirming without being saccharine... a book truly to treasure" Girl with Her Head in a Book