My French Whore: A Love Story
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312377991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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His first book, about his own life, was Kiss Me Like A Stranger, and was followed by the novels My French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn’t , What Is This Thing Called Love? and Something to Remember You By.. Gene Wilder (1933-2016) began acting when he was thirteen and writing for the screen since the early 1970s. Wilder has appeared in twenty-five feature films and a number of st
(Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . From Publishers Weekly A simple, straight-faced love story about a brave coward and a scarlet woman drives actor Wilder's touching debut novel. Soon sent into the front line, Paul deserts and, in an extraordinary sequence, passes himself off as Harry Stroller. At nearly 30, Paul has seen little of the world, as his naïve and candid dispatches from the French trenches make clear. Paul, who speaks German, is brought in to interrogate notorious German spy Harry Stroller. Taken to the local schloss and treated like royalty by the German officials, Paul is given a French whore, Annie Breton, for comfort, and he gradually comes to care for her once she reveals herself to him more than physically. All rights reserved. Despite some ensuing heroism, the game's soon up for Peachy, and the novel takes the form of the final, eloquent notebook of
"Quite fast paced, but a very good story." according to J. D. Pruett. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Reading Mr. Wilde's fiction is a delightful way to spend an evening. Stretching the tale would add nothing.. Easy read by Gene Wilder Gene Wilder has a gift of story-telling in a easy to read way. Characters are enduring and yet flawed as we all are. Enjoyable weekend read.. Touching! Gloria Barrack It's a wonderful, extremely touching life story. Who knew Gene Wilder had such beauty in him?
Peachy instantly realizes how out of his depth he isand never more so than when he is captured. Risking everything, Peachywho as a child of immigrants speaks Germanmakes the reckless decision to impersonate one of the enemy's most famous spies.As the urbane and accomplished spy Harry Stroller, Peachy has access to a world he could never have known existeda world of sumptuous living, world-weary men, and available women. But when one of those womenAnnie, a young, beautiful and wary courtesanturns out to be more than she seems, Peachy's life is transformed forever.. The beloved actor and screenwriter Gene Wilder's first novel, My French Whore, set during World War I, delicately and elegantly explores a most unusual romance. It's almost the end of the war and Paul Peachy, a young railway employee and amateur actor in Milwaukee, realizes his marriage is one-sided. He enlists, and ships off to France