A new Q & A
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A conversation about writing, Paris, Virginia Woolf, choosing book titles, the truth of expatriate life, favorite books, and favorite wines. Among other things. To read, look here…(Read More)
“An intriguing book of many layers and many storylines… The narration moves smoothly from the past to present and back again and it is a fast paced read that kept me page turning well into the night.. I look forward to reading more from Anne.” To see the rest of this review in The French…(Read More)
An Unexpected Guest (aka Quanto Eravamo Foglie Nel Vento) is cooking up a storm in Italy. To see how, look here…(Read More)
An Unexpected Guest is on “Paperback Row” of the Sunday New York Times Book Review! “Paperback books of particular interest” – To see the whole post, please look here…(Read More)
An unloved young man and unloved young woman meet in a forest outside a fictional-but-could-be-anywhere village in France and create a new life together, in more ways than one, in the charming, slyly commentative, almost fairy-tale-like debut novel from Christine Eddy, born in France but long-time resident of…(Read More)
A French woman rides a trans-Siberian train in search of a long-lost lover, all the while remembering conversations with an ancient mysterious neighbor left behind in Paris. The first few pages of this very slim but so rich novel short-listed for the Prix Goncourt in 2007, by veteran French author Michèle…(Read More)
A secluded house in the French countryside, one murdered proprietor, two caretakers, and five invitees, each hoping to inherit. A “ten-little-Indians”-style whodunit for sure, but what’s even more heart-stopping is the arresting way 30-something writer and artist’s model Émile de Turckheim uses the French language in telling this…(Read More)
Just a few days before An Unexpected Guest comes out in Italy from publisher Garzanti, under the lovely title “Quando eravamo foglie nel vento” (or “When We Were Leaves in the Wind”). And, the advance word has been so warm and generous, Italian-style: “Ancora prima della pubblicazione, Quando eravamo foglie nel vento è stato incoronato…(Read More)
A big merci to Prête-Moi Paris blog for this lovely review: “The tale [Korkeakivi] weaves makes the pages turn, and her descriptions make you want to slow them down so as to savor each moment she describes in elegant detail. If you love Paris you will lose yourself in this novel.” If you…(Read More)
Thanks, Prof
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School may be well behind me, but e-mails and reviews from university English professors praising An Unexpected Guest still capture a special place of pride. “Anne Korkeakivi does a fantastic job of…making it very thrilling indeed. This is a great first novel that bodes only better things to come.” To see the whole…(Read More)
