Tag Archives: France

“The yellow house” by Jeroen Blokhuis – Book Review

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Fictionophile

Dutch author, Jeroen Blokhuis tells Vincent van Gogh’s story as the artist would have told it. The novel depicts van Gogh’s life when he lived in his beloved ‘yellow house’ in Arles, France between August 1888 and December 1889. “it’s … Continue reading →

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“The Collector” by Anne-Laure Thiéblemont

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Fictionophile

“Collecting is a form of lust. There’s a burning desire. It’s not something you can explain in so many words.” Marion Spicer is very ‘at home’ in the art world of Paris. She works tracing the provenance of art, and … Continue reading →

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“Alex” by Pierre Lemaitre – Book Review

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Fictionophile

Alex Prévost is a beautiful woman – a thirty year-old agency nurse who tries to do good. A beautiful woman who has been abducted for reasons at first unknown, and she is the victim of inhumane torture at the hands of her abductor.  Your … Continue reading →

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“After the crash” by Michel Bussi – Book Review

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Fictionophile

A thriller that explores the nature vs. nurture issue, “After the crash” tells the story of a three-month-old survivor of a horrific plane crash. When, on December 23, 1980, a plane carrying 169 passengers crashes into the Jura Mountains between … Continue reading →

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