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Follow on Google News | Acclaimed novel from Southern France comes to Amazon Kindle on December 1Francophiles will be able to discover the charmed world of Tita this Monday, as Marie Houzelle's stunning debut novel about the adventures of a precocious schoolgirl in 1950s France is released for the first time as an ebook.
for TITA by Marie Houzelle: "Like opening the door to a secret garden, TITA transports the reader straight into life in a small town in the south of France during the 1950s, as seen through the eyes of a precocious seven-year-old heroine not soon to be forgotten. Houzelle's prose is unfailingly deft and refreshing. This book is a delight!" - Anne Korkeakivi, author of An Unexpected Guest Marie Houzelle is a master of the first-person narrative. In Tita she has created a strange, utterly original child whose deadpan certainties are a beguiling invitation to readers of all ages. Like Louise Fitzhugh's classic Harriet the Spy, the story is powered by a precocious and independent loner whose observations and reports are both charming and moving. Tita is a remarkable debut." Katharine Weber, author of Triangle and True Confections "Rich and warm... a book worth savoring" --Judith Starkston New York Journal of Books "Guided by Marie Houzelles sharp eye, we experience humour, astonishment and delight as we discover life in 1950s provincial France from the viewpoint of a singular child. A triumph" --Yuriko Tamaki, columnist, The Yomiuri Shimbun "her brilliance, potential, and unusual way of looking at the world will have won readers over." --Publishers Weekly "I loved it."- --Nicola Keegan, author of Swimming "Houzelle's singular voice and deadpan prose left me utterly wowed." --Lizzie Harwood -- Out and About in Paris "The best book I read this year. Witty, wry, and clever, Tita's young voice captivated me from the first page. Tita poignantly portrays small-town life as well as the end of the Catholic church's grip on France, revealing cracks in society that a decade later become the riots of 1968. A rare novel written in English that gives a real taste of French culture. I cannot recommend it enough!" Janet Skeslien Charles, author of Moonlight in Odessa Tita by Marie Houzelle NEW RELEASE (DEC 1) Amazon Kindle Ebook http://www.amazon.com/ Categories: FRANCE - LITERATURE - COMING-OF-AGE - CATHOLIC - NEW BOOKS End
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