{"product_id":"life-only-better-paperback","title":"Life, Only Better - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Gavalda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTina Kover\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo lost young Parisians discover new paths for their lives in this charming pair of novellas by the international-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBillie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-four-year-old Mathilde has abandoned her studies in art history for a job leaving anonymous negative comments on websites. One day she loses her bag in a caf --a bag that happens to contain ten thousand Euros. When an unknown man returns it to her a week later, Mathilde becomes obsessed with the mysterious encounter\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-six-year-old Yann works as a sales assistant in a home appliances store while he waits for better days to come. He wouldn't say he is unhappy. But sometimes, late at night, when he is crossing a bridge over the River Seine, he imagines jumping. One day he does a favor for one of his neighbors and is asked to stay for dinner as thanks. The following morning Yann throws caution to the wind and decides to change his life entirely.\u003cbr\u003eThese two novellas by bestselling author Anna Gavalda are among her most moving and inspiring. \u003cem\u003eLife, Only Better\u003c\/em\u003e is a touching, cleverly crafted book about choices and their consequences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Gavalda\u003c\/b\u003e's first published work was the critically acclaimed collection of short stories \u003ci\u003eI Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold over half a million copies in her native France and was published in the US by Riverhead in 2003. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSomeone I Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunting and Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e, made into a film starring Audrey Tautou and Daniel Auteuil, French Leave (Europa 2011), and Billie (Europa 2015). Gavalda lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Kover'\u003c\/b\u003es published works include the Modern Library translation of \u003ci\u003eGeorges\u003c\/i\u003e by Alexandre Dumas pére, \u003ci\u003eThe Black City \u003c\/i\u003eby George Sand (Carroll \u0026amp; Graf), and Maurice G. Dantec's\u003ci\u003e Cosmos Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrand Junction\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship for the translation of \u003ci\u003eManette Salomon\u003c\/i\u003e by the Goncourt borthers.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770799816992,"sku":"9781609452940","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/714f9eff55962d51de76e190cd9f95ed.webp?v=1780378387","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/life-only-better-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}