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The book of wonders / Julien Sandrel ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz.

Sandrel, Julien, (author.). Schwartz, Ros, (translator.).

Summary:

Thelma is the busy single mom of 12-year old Louis. When Louis is hit by a truck, their lives are changed forever. At home in Louis's bedroom, devastated Thelma finds a "bucket list" of all the things Louis wants to accomplish in his life, and she suddenly sees a way to survive. She will fulfill her son's dreams in the hope that it will bring him back to her. With the help of his nurse, Thelma sets up a video link in Louis's hospital room so he can follow her on his adventures.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781635061475
  • Physical Description: 216 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Quercus, 2019.
Subject: French fiction > Translations into English.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Single mothers > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Accidents > Fiction.
Coma > Patients > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
French fiction.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at Sitka.
  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Kootenay Library Federation.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fernie Heritage Library. (Show preferred library)

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Fernie Heritage Library FIC SAN (Text) 35136000560673 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Bowen Island Public Library F SAN (Text) 30947000559696 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Castlegar Public Library FIC SAN (Text) 35146002146207 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Kimberley Public Library F SAN (Text) 35137001022564 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Russell Library AF SAN (Text) 36730000076380 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Vanderhoof Public Library AF SAN (Text) 35193000354334 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -

Julien Sandrel was born in 1980 in the south of France, is married and has two children. The Book of Wonders is his first novel, and was first published in France in 2018.


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