The Train to Paris

Author(s): Sebastian Hampson

Fiction

She entered the station, wearing a white leopard-print dress that was short enough to show off her legs. Her hair slid down the back of her neck in a curtain of gold, which shimmered as it passed through the updraught. There was a conspicuous ring on her finger. Her head turned and her eyes almost met with mine. I looked away. After a disastrous holiday with his girlfriend in Madrid, Lawrence Williams takes the train back to Paris where he is studying art history. Lawrence is twenty years old and discovering how to see the world, which means he doesn't mind too much when he gets stranded at the border. That's when Elodie Lavelle enters his field of vision. She might be twice his age but she's amused by the boy's earnest charm. She decides to entertain herself by educating him in the rules of her society, treating him to an unforgettable evening in Biarritz. But Elodie has not counted on what Lawrence might teach her in return, or how much their unlikely encounter will mark them both. The Train to Paris is a surprising and compelling love story.

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* To be launched by Greg McGee at the Wellington Writers Festival * Feature interviews in newspapers such as Dominion Post, The Press, NZ Herald and Otago Daily Times * Feature interviews in magazines such as The Listener * Review coverage in magazines such as North & South, Metro, Next, Australian Book Review, The Monthly, Australian Women's Weekly, Elle, Vogue and Good Reading * Review coverage in newspapers such as the Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, Weekend Australian, Courier Mail, Herald Sun, Waikato Times, Nelson Mail and Sunday Star Times * Interviews on national radio programs such as Radio National Books & Arts, and Radio NZ Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill * Widespread online review coverage * Limited number of bound proofs available to the trade * Light wall advertising in major airports * Advertisements in literary and current affairs publications such as Monthly, NZ Books and NZ Listener and on their associated websites * Consumer competitions and promotions through social media and in conjunction with selected NZ bookshops * Promotions and giveaways with targeted subscriber groups, including book lovers such as CAE and Good Reading * Significant budget for trade catalogues and advertising in bookseller newsletters * Banner advertising on bookseller websites * Author video to be available on Text's website, YouTube, the author website and on bookseller sites * An ideal bookclub title: Reading Group Notes at textpublishing.com.au/resources on release

'Sebastian Hampson is that rare thing: a writer of ideas who is also compulsively readable.' - Nicholas Edlin, author of The Widow's Daughter

General Fields

  • : 9781922147790
  • : United Book Distributors
  • : United Book Distributors
  • : January 2014
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : Australia
  • : March 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 292
  • : 1st Edition
  • : Paperback
  • : Sebastian Hampson