# The Wide World

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- Book: [The Wide World](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-lemaitre/the-wide-world) ([The Wide World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-lemaitre/the-wide-world.md))
- Authors: [Pierre Lemaitre](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-lemaitre)
- Publisher: Tinder Press
- ISBN: 978-14-7229-212-4
- Published: 2024-01-18
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

ONE OF THE TIMES' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023 The first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the prestigious Prix-Goncourt 'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of' Sunday Times The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut, dominated by Louis, who has built a hugely successful business manufacturing artisanal soaps. Louis has three sons, but none seems to have the aptitude for commerce he desires. There's Jean, the eldest, a feckless man who is both lazy and weak. When his ambitious wife suggests a move to France, he jumps at the chance for escape - for Jean has a secret that no-one must ever uncover. Etienne is the youngest son, who travels to Saigon looking for love, and there uncovers financial corruption and violence linked to the very highest officials - evidence that presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle Pelletier brother, leaves for Paris and becomes a journalist. When he reports a shocking and brutal murder, he realises he's uncovered the work of a dangerous serial killer, one who may be very close to home. Absorbing, colourful and rich with no-holds-barred detail, THE WIDE WORLD is a terrific novel of greed, blackmail, and shocking crime. 'Literature with conviction; a furious talent' L'Obs