And Then Came Paulette - Hardcover

Barbara Constantine

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ISBN 10: 085705242X ISBN 13: 9780857052421

Publisher: Quercus Publishing, 2014

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Barbara Constantine's And Then Came Paulette has climbed the European bestseller charts providing many smiles and laughs as along the way. When his son's family move away, widower Ferdinand is left with only a sadistic kitten for company on a farm that was built for a family. Just as loneliness starts to bite, he discovers his neighbor Marceline has long been shivering beneath a leaky roof. He welcomes her to his farm, temporarily of course, and also provides a home for her dog and her gluttonous donkey.
As each begrudgingly adjusts to the other's quirks, yet more new arrivals appear. It seems that Ferdinand isn't the only one who was all-alone, and the dusty farm becomes a haven for lost souls of every age to share their sorrows and set about rediscovering their joie de vivre. Amidst the newfound hustle and bustle, one final uninvited guest threatens to upset the apple cart once and for all. Constantine has created a delightful and poignant novel of people coming together to create new interpersonal relationships of support.

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About the Author

Barbara Constantine was born in Nice, France in 1955. She is scriptwriter and ceramist as well as a novelist.

Review

'A beautiful and realistic novel, which asks readers to think of others as well as themselves' Le Figaro Litteraire. Le Figaro Litteraire 'A joyous utopia' Le Monde. Le Monde

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