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The Train to Paris

The Train to Paris by Sebastian Hampson

by Sara Savage
April 2014, no. 360

The Train to Paris by Sebastian Hampson

Text Publishing, $29.99 pb, 304 pp, 9781922147790

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Lawrence Williams is a twenty-year-old New Zealander about to commence studying art history at the Sorbonne. Stranded at a deserted train station in the French town of Hendaye after a less-than-perfect holiday in Madrid with his girlfriend, he is suddenly arrested by the sight of a woman twice his age who saunters past him in a white leopard-print dress. A few pages later, the unlikely pair are having drinks at a nearby cafe.

 


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The Train to Paris by Sebastian Hampson

Text Publishing, $29.99 pb, 304 pp, 9781922147790

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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