A Long Way Off
Pascal Garnier
Marc
feels like he needs to get away. He doesn't feel connected to his
wife and the people around him anymore. While visiting his daughter
Anne in hospital, he decides to take a trip. He convinces Anne to
come along with him and his cat Boudu to the French coastal town of
Le Touquet. The journey turns into a more extended road trip that
finds them headed towards the town of Agen in a camper van. What
transpires is a trail of disaster that leaves them so far from home,
there may be no way back.
The
title of this book might be A
Long Way Off,
but as far as I'm concerned, this one was spot on. It was just what
I've come to expect from Garnier's work, a bit of darkness shot
through with humor at the oddest moments. Like his other works, this
one gets under the skin. I think Garnier fans and fans of the noir
genre, in general, will find this short book highly entertaining.
Thanks
to Gallic Books for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an
honest review.
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