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Hundred Million Years and a Day Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Hundred Million Years and a Day By Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Hundred Million Years and a Day by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

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Summary

How far would you go to follow your dreams? One man's obsession with a mythical dinosaur fossil takes him and his team to the very edge of the world, and of life itself.

Hundred Million Years and a Day Summary

Hundred Million Years and a Day by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

'Sublime' Carys Davies, author of West

'Beautiful and devastating' Sara Taylor, author of The Shore

Stan has been hunting for fossils since the age of six. Now, in the summer of 1954, he hears a story he cannot forget: the skeleton of a huge creature - a veritable dragon - lies deep in an Alpine glacier. And he is determined to find it.

But Stan is no mountaineer. To complete his dangerous expedition, he must call on loyal friend Umberto, who arrives with an eccentric young assistant, and expert guide Gio. Time is short: the four men must descend before the weather turns. As bonds are forged and tested, the hazardous quest for the earth's lost creatures becomes a journey into Stan's own past.

A Hundred Million Years and a Day is a mesmerising story of nature, adventure and of one man's determination to follow his dream, whatever it may take.

Hundred Million Years and a Day Reviews

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX JOSEPH KESSEL 2020

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE 2019

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DES BLOGUEURS LITTERAIRES 2019

'A sublime and beautiful book' Carys Davies

'Every line is golden. It's impossible to describe it without selling it short. It is a small, perfect thing, beautiful and devastating' Sara Taylor

'Spare, elegant and poetic, this slender novel is quietly devastating' Daily Mail

'Breathless and heartbreaking . . . Tracing a treasure that waits just out of reach, A Hundred Million Years and a Day speaks to the adventurers within us all' Foreword Reviews

'Using beautiful imagery and poetic language, Andrea takes us to the mountains for an adventure that is as cruel as it is magical' Le Figaro

'Gripping and poetic, it keeps you hooked until the final page' La Croix

'Under Jean-Baptiste Andrea's skilled penmanship, the alpine adventure novel becomes a moving tale of personal discovery, and the fossil, a brilliant metaphor for the search for perfection' Le Nouveau Magazine Litteraire

'The author's voice has the imagination to move mountains, but shows an awareness that the journey means more than the destination. We're with the narrator every step of the way, admiring his determination to fulfil his dream' Liberation

'Go and buy it now. . . Andrea's beautiful words are both heartrending and comforting' Telematin

'The poetry of the language and intensity of feeling give nature an intoxicating splendour' Le Matricule des Anges

About Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1971, he grew up in Cannes. His first novel, Ma Reine, was published in 2017 and won 12 literary prizes including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Femina des Lyceens.

Additional information

GOR010790225
9781910477830
1910477834
Hundred Million Years and a Day by Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Gallic Books
2020-05-27
176
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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