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Original Title: | L'étrange voyage de monsieur Daldry |
ISBN: | 2221116798 (ISBN13: 9782221116791) |
Edition Language: | French |
Marc Levy
Hardcover | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 3.96 | 8771 Users | 745 Reviews
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« L'homme qui va le plus compter dans ta vie vient de passer dans ton dos. Pour le retrouver, tu devras entreprendre un long voyage et rencontrer six personnes qui te mèneront jusqu'à lui... Il y a deux vies en toi, Alice. Celle que tu connais et une autre, qui t'attend depuis toujours. » Londres, 1950 Alice mène une existence tranquille, entre son travail, qui la passionne, et sa bande d'amis, tous artistes à leurs heures. Pourtant, la veille de Noël, sa vie va être bouleversée. Au cours d'une virée à la fête foraine de Brighton, une voyante lui prédit un mystérieux avenir. Alice n'a jamais cru à la voyance, mais elle n'arrive pas à chasser ces paroles de son esprit, et ses nuits se peuplent de cauchemars qui semblent aussi réels qu'incompréhensibles. Son voisin de palier, Monsieur Daldry, célibataire endurci, gentleman excentrique et drôle, aux motivations ambiguës, la persuade de prendre au sérieux la prédiction de la voyante et de retrouver les six personnes qui la mèneront vers son destin. De Londres à Istanbul, il décide de l'accompagner dans un étrange voyage...Point Epithetical Books L'étrange voyage de Monsieur Daldry
Title | : | L'étrange voyage de Monsieur Daldry |
Author | : | Marc Levy |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
Published | : | April 21st 2011 by Robert Laffont (first published 2011) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. France |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 8771 Users | 745 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books L'étrange voyage de Monsieur Daldry
This was such a fun story!Alice Pendlebury has never been quite satisfied with her life. She loves working with perfumes, but she isn't quite sure how to turn it into a career. During an outing with her friends, they convince her to visit a psychic which she does reluctantly. The psychic tells her the most important man in her life was right behind her and that she'll need to undertake a journey to meet 6 people who will lead her to secrets about her past. Alice is shocked and haunted by thisThis book didn't touch me as I expected it to do.Unfortunately, even though I read it to the end, I was left with no definite impression of pleasure.
I listened to this as an audio book. I think the best thing about this novel were the descriptions of Turkey. I've never been there but have always wanted to go. The story didn't really do much for me. Large parts of it were boring and slow, the characters were boring and flat, quite predictable really. Nothing about this book drew me in and held my attention. I just wanted to get through it as quick as I could. Not enjoyable at all.
I read this book for the ATY 2020 Reading Challege Week 27: A historical fiction. A gypsy reads your future. However, she also reads your past. Through the journey you undertake you discover things you never knew about your family and your life. Perhaps it is a love story, maybe it is a mystery. You just might have to decide.
This book was originally published as The Strange Journey of Mr. Daldry. The story started off strong, but the second half took a turn and meandered around for a while before wandering toward the finish line.
A lovely tale about love, friendship, self discovery and a mystery to be solved. Alice Pendelbury has her fortune told by a gypsy on a trip to the seaside. What she is told makes her question who she is. As a result she travels to Turkey with her friend and Neighbour Mr Daldry to find out if the fortune teller was right and that shell meet the most important person of her life there.A great read.
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