The Train To Paris (Paperback)
Sebastian Hampson
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Add to basketSold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Add to basketPaperback. She entered the station, wearing a white leopard-print dress that was short enough to show offher legs. Her hair slid down the back of her neck in a curtain of gold, which shimmered as itpassed through the updraught. There was a conspicuous ring on her finger. Her head turnedand her eyes almost met with mine. I looked away.After a disastrous holiday with his girlfriend in Madrid, Lawrence Williams takes the train back toParis where he is studying art history. Lawrence is twenty years old and discovering how tosee the world, which means he doesn't mind too much when he gets stranded at the border.That's when lodie Lavelle enters his field of vision. She might be twice his age but she'samused by the boy's earnest charm. She decides to entertain herself by educating him in therules of her society, treating him to an unforgettable evening in Biarritz.But lodie has not counted on what Lawrence might teach her in return, or how much theirunlikely encounter will mark them both. The Train to Paris is a surprising and compelling lovestory. A literary, sexy novel about a young man traveling in Europe who spends the night with an older woman. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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"Sebastian Hampson is that rare thing: a writer of ideas who is also compulsively readable."—Nicholas Edlin, author of The Widow's Daughter
"This book will charm and engage."—Books + Publishing
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 station of a sleepy border town.
Nothing prepares Lawrence for the arrival of the glamorous socialite Élodie Lavelle. Twice his age she is intrigued by his lack of culture and sophistication, but also his earnestness. She makes it her goal to educate him about the complex world of her society and treats him to an unforgettable evening. But she 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 travels from the Basque country to the grimy streets of Paris against the backdrop of the fading glories of European life. Sebastian Hampson's debut is a surprising and compelling love story.
Sebastian Hampson was born in 1992 in Auckland, New Zealand. He has spent time living in Europe and currently resides in Wellington, where he is a student of art history and literature. This is his first novel.
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