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From a master of suspense comes this classic tale of lust and revenge set in the French countryside. Car mechanic Fiorimond is irresistibly drawn to the beautiful, provocative Elle, a recent arrival in his sleepy Provence village. Their relationship develops quickly, but even as they make plans to marry, Fiorimond doesn't know what to make of his bride-to-be: is she an enigma or simply vacuous? In fact, the troubled Elle is on a mission to exact revenge on Fiorimond's family for a crime committed decades earlier, with a plan that will ultimately destroy all their lives, including hers Set in the 1970s, and available in English again for the first time in decades, this is a true classic of French suspense. AUTHOR: Sebastien Japrisot was a prominent French author, screenwriter and film director, and the French translator of J. D. Salinger. He is best known for A Very Long Engagement, which won the Prix Interallie and was made into a film by Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. One Deadly Summer won the Prix Deux Magots in 1978 and the film adaptation starring Isabelle Adjani won the Cesar Award 1984. Born in Marseille in 1931, he died in 2003.

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