Here is Paris as you have never seen it before – a city in which every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past, the shadows of Vichy and Algeria.
In this urgent and deeply moving novel, Faulks deals with questions of empire, grievance and identity. With great originality and a dark humour, Paris Echo asks how much we really need to know if we are to live a valuable life.
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Superb… Weaves winningly between the present and the second world war.
Paris Echo is brimming with Faulks’s deep affection for Paris.
Both thoughtful and thought-provoking.
The prowess of his storytelling makes him a graceful guide.
An exquisite book… Deeply affecting.
Paris Echo doesn’t disappoint… Faulks is doing what he does best.
Intelligent, moving… A love letter to Paris.
A stimulating read.
Intelligent, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable.
An intriguing guide to the many layers of Parisien life.
Paris Echo is an enjoyable and highly readable novel.
There is much to learn from Paris Echo.
Master storytelling… An intriguing and moving story.
There is humour and humanity in this bold, perceptive novel.
Faulks excels at creating well-rounded characters.
Immersive.
Faulks is a fine descriptive writer and evokes Paris splendidly.
American postdoctoral researcher Hannah and runaway Moroccan teenager Tariq have little in common, yet both are susceptible to the daylight ghosts of Paris. Hannah listens to the extraordinary witness of women who were present under the German Occupation; in her desire to understand their lives, and through them her own, she finds a city bursting with clues and connections. Out in the migrant suburbs, Tariq is searching for a mother he barely knew. For him in his innocence, each boulevard, Métro station and street corner is a source of surprise.
