LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 SHORLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD VIKING AWARD
FOR FICTION 2024 'Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives'
The Times Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in
the heart of Paris An Astronomer in Love is an enchanting tale of destiny and the power of
love from bestselling author Antoine Laurain. In 1760 Guillaume le Gentil real-life
astronomer to King Louis XV sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus.
The weather is turbulent the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than
initially thought. 250 years later estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's
telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris he discovers
an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then the woman walks through the doors of
his office and his life changes forever . . .
