These Dividing Walls by Fran Cooper
These Dividing Walls is a prescient debut novel by a striking new voice in fiction, for fans of Emma Cline and Jessie Burton
An engaging debut that throws light on a hidden side of Paris* Woman & Home *
Confident and brilliant -- Lisa O'Donnell
This book played into my acute nosiness, throwing open the doors to the fictional lives of the residents of number 37 . . . It'll open your heart and your mind. It certainly did mine. * The Pool *
A multi-layered novel, elevated by fine writing, in which our traditional view of Paris is debunked to show a less familiar side of the city. Cooper's expertly realised characters, both sympathetic and not, have stories that are interwoven with aplomb. * Daily Mail *
Cooper has written a Ship of Fools for today, bringing forth the poetry and pathos of ordinary lives. * The Lady *
The Paris of this skillful yet tender debut novel is not the Paris of our Eurostar mini breaks. * Red Online *
Cooper's characters are what make this novel so readable. * The Herald *
The writing tantalizingly evokes the sights and sounds of Paris while also giving us an eye-opening perspective of a side of the city that we don't know much about. It is a nuanced portrayal of relationships and the whole spectrum of human emotions. * Book Riot *
This beautifully written debut is about love and loss. -- Nina Pottell * Prima *
Timely and thoughtful, it's perhaps one of the first novels to reflect back the state of our current society. * The Idle Woman blog *
I absolutely loved this book and I can't wait to read more from the author who I'm sure has a glittering career ahead of her. * What Cathy Read Next *
The writing is exquisite and discursive. -- Isobel Blackthorn
An erudite and engaging read * Bookliterati *
Cooper's writing is exceptional. ... It's a beautifully crafted novel. * Book and Brew *
An enchanting and beautifully written debut * Jo's Book Blog *
It's the voices of various neighbours in their apartment block that make this novel special. * AnOther Magazine *
In a Paris tense with summer heat, anger and hate drive its people to drastic action, in this intensely satisfying and timely novel of a city in crisis. -- Aileen Smyth, Dubray Rathmines
A resplendent debut which combines a gracefully multi-layered narrative with insightful social commentary. * Wales Arts Review *
Confident and brilliant -- Lisa O'Donnell
This book played into my acute nosiness, throwing open the doors to the fictional lives of the residents of number 37 . . . It'll open your heart and your mind. It certainly did mine. * The Pool *
A multi-layered novel, elevated by fine writing, in which our traditional view of Paris is debunked to show a less familiar side of the city. Cooper's expertly realised characters, both sympathetic and not, have stories that are interwoven with aplomb. * Daily Mail *
Cooper has written a Ship of Fools for today, bringing forth the poetry and pathos of ordinary lives. * The Lady *
The Paris of this skillful yet tender debut novel is not the Paris of our Eurostar mini breaks. * Red Online *
Cooper's characters are what make this novel so readable. * The Herald *
The writing tantalizingly evokes the sights and sounds of Paris while also giving us an eye-opening perspective of a side of the city that we don't know much about. It is a nuanced portrayal of relationships and the whole spectrum of human emotions. * Book Riot *
This beautifully written debut is about love and loss. -- Nina Pottell * Prima *
Timely and thoughtful, it's perhaps one of the first novels to reflect back the state of our current society. * The Idle Woman blog *
I absolutely loved this book and I can't wait to read more from the author who I'm sure has a glittering career ahead of her. * What Cathy Read Next *
The writing is exquisite and discursive. -- Isobel Blackthorn
An erudite and engaging read * Bookliterati *
Cooper's writing is exceptional. ... It's a beautifully crafted novel. * Book and Brew *
An enchanting and beautifully written debut * Jo's Book Blog *
It's the voices of various neighbours in their apartment block that make this novel special. * AnOther Magazine *
In a Paris tense with summer heat, anger and hate drive its people to drastic action, in this intensely satisfying and timely novel of a city in crisis. -- Aileen Smyth, Dubray Rathmines
A resplendent debut which combines a gracefully multi-layered narrative with insightful social commentary. * Wales Arts Review *
Fran Cooper grew up in London before reading English at Cambridge and Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art. She spent three years in Paris writing a PhD about travelling eighteenth-century artists, and currently works in the curatorial department of a London museum. These Dividing Walls is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473641532 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473641535 |
| Title | These Dividing Walls |
| Author | Fran Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2017-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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