When David Mercier, a mid-level accountant whose Parisian life has seemingly plateaued, decides to make the most of his wife and son’s trip to Brittany by treating himself to a bachelor, brasserie dinner of oysters, the only alterations he anticipates are those to his bank balance and his belt. B...
A wonderfully whimsical novel that could only have been concocted by the mind of a French person - and I mean that as huge compliment. So here we get the magic and mystery of the hat, but also ideas about fate and destiny, about life and depression, about love - of course - and about class, art,...