Jean-Paul Didierlaurent – författare

The beloved French bestseller by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, The Reader on the 6.27, shows how books truly are the answer to all life’s problems.Parisian book pulping plant worker Guylain struggles to get the most out of his days, growing tired of the monotony of his life. His only joy comes from the spontaneity of his performances aboard the 6.27 metro, where he transforms his daily commute into a one-man show, with different material every day.A fateful discovery of loose pages introduces him to Julie, whose journal shows that she too faces his plight of tedium. As he falls in love with her words, will he fall for her too?The Reader on the 6.27 is an inspiring tale of all that life has to offer when you open yourself up to the possibility of more, and how literature can expand both your mind and your heart.'A delightful tale' – The Independent'Charming . . . clever, funny and humane' – Sunday Times

Go on a captivating journey with the international bestseller The Reader on the 6.27, by French author Jean-Paul Didierlaurent. An uplifting tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, and the redemptive power of books.Guylain Vignolles leads an unremarkable life, doing a job he despises at a book pulping plant. But he has one pleasure in life . . .Every morning on the 6.27 train, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine.But Guylain's life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the diary of lonely young woman, Julie.If you loved Amelie and Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore, then The Reader on the 6.27 is your ticket to an enchanting literary adventure, and funny fable about the uplifting power of books.

Filled with all the larger-than-life characters and enchanting storytelling that made readers fall for The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent’s follow-up novel, The Rest of Their Lives, is set to charm the world.It’s difficult to find love in a profession like Ambroise’s – even his father despises what he does . . .And while Manelle, a home-help for the elderly in the same small French town, adores her days spent with her eccentric clients, she too often ends her evenings alone.So when an unusual request from Manelle’s favourite client – eighty-two-year-old retired chef-gourmand Samuel – brings the two of them together for an unlikely road-trip to Switzerland, along with Ambroise’s cake-loving grandmother, it might just be time for the rest of their lives to begin . . .

Filled with all the larger-than-life characters and enchanting storytelling that made readers fall for The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent’s follow-up novel, The Rest of Their Lives, is set to charm the world.It’s difficult to find love in a profession like Ambroise’s – even his father despises what he does . . .And while Manelle – a home-help for the elderly in the same small French town – adores her days spent with her eccentric clients, she too often ends her evenings alone.So when an unusual request from Manelle’s favourite client – eighty-two-year-old retired chef-gourmand Samuel – brings the two of them together for an unlikely road-trip to Switzerland, along with Ambroise’s cake-loving grandmother, it might just be time for the rest of their lives to begin . . .