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An evocative collection of short fiction, a bestseller in the author's native France, explores the lives of a variety of human beings who long to connect with themselves and with others, in a volume that also includes the complete French text. Winner of the Short Story Festival Prix de la Ville. Original.

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Reading Anna Gavalda's story collection, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, is a bit like choosing the mini-éclair over its full-size counterpart--while the smaller size makes each morsel that much more satisfying, you can't help but wish for just one more bite. Still, in many cases, Gavalda does a better job of capturing the essence of human emotion in each five-to-ten page story than many writers manage to do in epic novels.

Gavalda sets up every story such that each character's fate can be decided in a single moment. Whether the protagonist's pivotal moment is decided by fate or free will is what keeps these 12 stories fresh and unique. In "Lead Story," travelling salesman Jean-Pierre does not learn the true horrific consequences of an almost-missed exit on the highway until opening Le Figaro the next morning. The veterinarian in Catgut decides her fate in the instant after a brutal crime leaves her feeling physically and emotionally victimised. And when the mysterious stranger answers his cell phone on a first date in Courting Rituals of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés, our heroine decides she has heard enough to cut short what could have been a passionate love affair. ("I come to my senses all at once. Traitor. Ingrate.") It is in these crucial instants, where fate plays a hand, that Gavalda truly shows off her ability to convey love, longing, loneliness and satisfaction. And perhaps the clarity of these moments is worth more than any full-size French pastry. --Gisele Toueg, Amazon.com

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"Her books have both wit and a whimsical charm" (Sunday Telegraph)

"Gavalda sees through ordinary appearances to people's hidden longings... A gifted literary stylist" (Vogue)

"A distant descendant of Dorothy Parker" (Voici)

"A collection as tender as it is scathing" (Le Monde)

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  • PublisherRiverhead Books,U.S.
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 1573223557
  • ISBN 13 9781573223553
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  • Number of pages176
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