Book description
Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything.
A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to
teach has cost him his job and his marriage. And when the ensuing
scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he flees to Paris.
He arrives in the French captial in the bleak midwinter, and ends up
having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a
beautiful, mysterious stranger, walks into his life. But their
passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable
events, and soon Harry finds himself in a nightmare from which there
is no easy escape.
Douglas Kennedy's novels include the critically acclaimed
The Big
Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship
and
The Moment
. He is also the author of three highly praised travel books. His work
has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2006 he was awarded
the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Born in Manhattan, he has two children and currently divides his time
between London, Paris, Berlin and Maine.
