Anne-Gaëlle Huon

Le Rossignol

The Nightingale

1994, a village on the Bay of Somme. Ten-year-old Tony has a dream bigger than himself, to win the bird-imitation contest. When Louis, a young Parisian with an unexpected gift, arrives in the village, their friendship and their love for Anna are turned upside down. Thirty years later, back in the bay, Tony must face what they left behind.

Ce que les étoiles doivent à la nuit

What the Stars Owe the Night

Liz, a gifted Michelin-starred chef, travels to the Basque Country in search of her mother. In a remote village, a flamboyant dandy hands her the keys to his restaurant and the challenge of turning it into a fine-dining destination. Facing Peyo, the chef, who takes a dim view of this outsider, she will have to confront the ghosts of her past.

Translated into Russian.

Les Demoiselles

The Young Ladies

1923. Rosa is fifteen when she sets off for the Basque Country to become an espadrille seamstress and escape her fate. On her way, she meets the Demoiselles, free and mysterious women who live among books and champagne glasses. Who are they really, and what secret are they keeping?

Translated into Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Russian.

Même les méchants rêvent d'amour

Even Villains Dream of Love

Jeannine is past eighty, and her memory is about to slip away. Before it is too late, she writes down the joys of her life in a notebook. Joining her in Provence, her granddaughter Julia discovers what her grandmother never dared to tell, a family secret and the lie that covered it for decades.

Translated into Russian, Italian.

Le bonheur n'a pas de rides

Happiness Has No Wrinkles

Paulette is eighty-five, strong-willed, and not quite all there. Or so she claims. Placed against her will in Monsieur Yvon's guesthouse, she has only one obsession, getting out. That is without counting on the other residents and their secrets, which will soon change her life.

Translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian.