Gallic Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Free Love
Tessa Hadley
The late Hilary Mantel called FREE LOVE by Tessa Hadley "a beguiling novel, deceptively easy to read" and added that "beneath the surface swim disturbing and age-old questions about freedom and fate". Out now in paperback. https://t.co/v3NjUjnpsf
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
Richard Osman
It's publication day for these two incredible books!! We have Adam Kay's UNDOCTORED and *signed* copies of Richard Osman's THE BULLET THAT MISSED available to purchase in store or online! Osmon: https://t.co/LP8ADSFOez Kay: https://t.co/OfM2tmzABm https://t.co/0iwwDctgGN
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Sara Collins
It's just ten days until @charles_lambert's spooky, atmospheric novel THE BONE FLOWER is published! 🍊 All the Gothic, Victorian goodness of The Confessions of Frannie Langton, with the creeping dread of Starve Acre - an Autumn TBR must-have! 🍊:https://t.co/eK9cvnQNXT https://t.co/rVV4O7uYGQ
Paperback, 2020
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lean on Me
Serge Joncour
'Uplifting' and 'relatable', 'a lovely book' 🪶 Great review from @TripFiction of Serge Joncour's Lean on Me, tr. Jane Aitken and @LLalaurie https://t.co/sxAwuxP9wk
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Nagasaki
Eric Faye
3 Gallic suggestions for your #japanuary reading, including the brand new A SINGLE ROSE! 🌸A SINGLE ROSE by Muriel Barbery, tr. Alison Anderson 🌸THE MINER by Natsume Soseki, tr. Jay Rubin 🌸NAGASAKI by Eric Faye, tr. Emily Boyce Available here: https://t.co/5xY42yNIHS https://t.co/lcfkS6O0vS
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An Astronomer in Love
Antoine Laurain
And finally! 🔭 An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain, tr. @megancatriona1 and @LLalaurie 🔭 We'll just leave this here and assure you that the cover and more info are coming soon... https://t.co/4bTOTGm6QM
Hardcover, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Human Nature
Serge Joncour
A beautiful review from Jane at @BooksAlbans for HUMAN NATURE by Serge Joncour, tr. @LLalaurie "Serge Joncour has the knack of writing at the crossroads between humans and nature...He had much to say and the novel would be his messenger" https://t.co/yLxsqdpXFH
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization
Nancy Holder
"Uncertainty riddles the novel and leaves you guessing, as ever good ghost story should. Highly recommend for fans of classic Gothic texts such as Wuthering Heights or films like Crimson Peak." 🍊 Kirsty Strange on THE BONE FLOWER Full review: https://t.co/YCjMqh3aO8 https://t.co/jW2QGHIzQV
Paperback, Mass Market, 2015
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swallowed Man
Edward Carey
☀️GALLIC DEAL OF THE DAY☀️ It's another beauty of a book for just a fiver in our summer sale! Edward Carey's THE SWALLOWED MAN, reimagines the classic Pinocchio tale as a strange, dreamy story of art-making and fatherhood. #booktwt #BookRecommendation 🛒https://t.co/CF7IDNrgu8 https://t.co/NzOi24VpwY
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The Martins
David Foenkinos
.THE MARTINS is written by David Foenkinos and translated by Sam Taylor . Available for £5.00 exclusively from our website . Copies signed while stocks last
Paperback, 2025
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book