Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Described as UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN set in Ireland, this is an internationally bestselling novel about a recent widow who moves to the Irish coast and begins a tumultuous but ultimately healing relationship with her neighbor, a moody Irish photographer. Currently in development as a feature film by The Weinstein Company.
Synopsis
Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary cafe in Paris. But when she suddenly loses her husband and daughter in a car accident, the world as she knows it disappears.
One year later, Diane moves to a small town on the Irish coast, determined to heal by rebuilding her life aloneuntil she meets Edward, a handsome and moody photographer, and falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance.
But will it last when Diane leaves Ireland for good? At once heartbreaking and uplifting, Diane's story is deeply felt, reminding us that love remembered is love enduring.
"A heartbreaking story of love and loss that will twist readers up in knotsessential." Library Journal"
Synopsis
The international phenomenon, now in development as a Weinstein Company feature film; described as Under the Tuscan Sun set in Ireland, about a recent widow who moves to the Irish coast and begins a tumultuous but ultimately healing relationship with her neighbor, a brooding Irish photographer. The sequel is Don't Worry, Life is Easy, also from Weinstein Books.
Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary cafe in Paris. But when she suddenly loses her husband and daughter in a car accident, the world as she knows it disappears.
One year later, Diane moves to a small town on the Irish coast, determined to heal by rebuilding her life alone-until she meets Edward, a handsome and moody photographer, and falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance.
But will it last when Diane leaves Ireland for good? At once heartbreaking and uplifting, Diane's story is deeply felt, reminding us that love remembered is love enduring.
"A heartbreaking story of love and loss that will twist readers up in knots...essential." -Library Journal
Synopsis
The international phenomenon described as Under the Tuscan Sun set in Ireland, about a recent widow who moves to the Irish coast and begins a tumultuous but ultimately healing relationship with her neighbor, a brooding Irish photographer. Also out now: the bestselling sequel, Don't Worry, Life is Easy, also from Weinstein Books. Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary cafe in Paris. But when she suddenly loses her husband and daughter in a car accident, the world as she knows it disappears.
One year later, Diane moves to a small town on the Irish coast, determined to heal by rebuilding her life alone-until she meets Edward, a handsome and moody photographer, and falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance.
But will it last when Diane leaves Ireland for good? At once heartbreaking and uplifting, Diane's story is deeply felt, reminding us that love remembered is love enduring.
"A heartbreaking story of love and loss that will twist readers up in knots...essential." -Library Journal
About the Author
After six years as a clinical psychologist,
Agnes Martin-Lugand now devotes herself to literature full-time. She is the author of
Happy People Read and Drink Coffee (
Les Gens Heureux Lisent et Boivent du Café), Michel Lafon 2013, and
Happiness Slips Through My Fingers (
Entre mes Mains le Bonheur se Faufile), Michel Lafon 2014.
Sandra Smith is a critically acclaimed translator of French literature. She has previously worked on Suite française and subsequent novels by Irène Némirovsky, as well as a new translation of The Outsider by Albert Camus. She is a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge where she continues to teach French Literature, Translation and Language.