{"product_id":"9781916966635","title":"Le Boulevard de la Solitude : a novel in English by John Malicorne","description":"`Le Boulevard de la Solitude', a story of love and hate, is set in Paris in the1980s with its distinctive character - exhilarating, daunting. When Paul Mortimerarrives there, he is dazed by culture shock. Finding a job in a large company,he befriends a brilliant young director Rachel Cziffra who introduces him intoParisian society. Her husband, Fabrice, is a successful `high-tech' businessmanand a future member of the French Parliament. Immensely rich, they live in the16th arrondissement, the so-called `Golden Triangle', and own amagnificent chateau in Normandy. Yet,Fabrice's fortune is based on corruption, and when he leaves Rachel for abeautiful Moldovan call-girl, he falls under the influence of a criminal gang.   The ensuing divorce destroys them both. Eventually Rachel becomes the victim ofa murder attempt, disappears and is presumed dead. Paul is left searching forher.   `Le Boulevard de la Solitude' vividly captures the essence of Parisian society atthat time - from the `metro, work and sleep' lives of commuters to thesplendour of the upper classes in the rich quarters. John Malicorne'scharacters exist in an illusionary world of hierarchies, codes and rituals - aprehistoric dreamtime tribe, harbouring an inner malaise.? Theplot plays out with the effervescent sordidness of Paris as a backdrop.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309375336821,"sku":"9781916966635","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781916966635.jpg?v=1762811554","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781916966635","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}