'A glorious time-slip caper... Just wonderful' - Daily Mail 'Delightfully nostalgic escapism set in a gorgeously conjured Paris of 1954' - Sunday Mirror 'The very quintessence of French romance' - The Times 'A master storyteller' - Huffington Post 'Parisian perfection' - HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
Antoine Laurain was born in Paris and is a journalist, antiques collector and award-winning author of ten novels, including The Red Notebook and The President's Hat. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris, France.