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Paris in the present tense / Mark Helprin.
In the midst of what should be an effulgent time of life, seventy-four-year-old Jules Lacour is confronted headlong and all at once by a series of challenges to his principles, livelihood, and home, forcing him to grapple with his complex past and find a way forward. He risks fraud to save his terminally ill infant grandson, matches wits with a renegade insurance investigator, is drawn into an act of savage violence, and falls deeply, excitingly in love with a young cellist a third his age.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781468314762 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 394 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : The Overlook Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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- 12 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC HEL (Text) | 35146002045946 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
In the midst of what should be an effulgent time of life, seventy-four-year-old Jules Lacour is confronted headlong and all at once by a series of challenges to his principles, livelihood, and home, forcing him to grapple with his complex past and find a way forward. He risks fraud to save his terminally ill infant grandson, matches wits with a renegade insurance investigator, is drawn into an act of savage violence, and falls deeply, excitingly in love with a young cellist a third his age.
