And then came Paulette
By: Barbara Constantine ; translated from the French by Justin Phipps
Contributors: Phipps, Justin, translator
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780857052421; 9781782060994
Subjects: Country life; Manners and customs; Friendship; Fiction
Work titles: Et puis, Paulette
Description: Ferdinand is alone now, all by himself on a big empty farm. His son, daughter and grandchildren have all moved away...But his solitude is short-lived. Ferdinand is soon joined by a multitude of lost souls. First his neighbour, Marceline, shows up after a terrible storm. Then his best friend Guy, a recent widower, moves in. Followed by the Lumiere sisters, who have lived together for more than seventy years. Thus a strange quintet is formed. When the needs of the eldest sister prove to be too much for them, the clan recruits Muriel, a nursing school student who will be given room and board in exchange for a few hours of work a week. Next is Kim, a budding farmer from the local agricultural college.
Notes: Translated from the French.