Book cover for The A26: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir by Pascal Garnier

The A26

Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir

2025 Released
112 Pages
1-2 Hours
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Pushkin VertigoISBN 9781805336136
Translated by Melanie Florence

The future is on its way to Picardy with the construction of a huge motorway. But nearby is a house where nothing has changed since 1945. Traumatised by events that year, Yolande hasn't left her home since. And life has not been kinder to Bernard, her brother, who is now in the final months of a terminal illness.Realizing that he has so little time left, Bernard's gloom suddenly lifts. With no longer anything to lose, he becomes reckless - and murderous...

Melanie Florence

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Melanie Florence is the author of several award-winning fiction and non-fiction books about Indians. She is of Plains Cree and Scottish descent. She lives in lives in Toronto with her family.

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