Description - The Travels Of Daniel Ascher by Deborah Levy-Bertherat
The darling of French booksellers and winner of numerous literary prizes, this is the story of a young woman's quest to discover the hidden past of her eccentric great-uncle, the elusive author of a best-selling YA adventure series. Possessed of charm and intelligence in equal measure, this novel is irresistible.
A sensation in France, this is a story about literary deceptions, family secrets, anda thrilling quest for the truth
Who is the real author of The Black Insignia? Is it H. R. Sanders, whose name is printed on the cover of every installment of the wildly successful young adult adventure series? Or is it Daniel Roche, the enigmatic world traveler who disappears for months at a time? When Daniel's great-niece, Hel ne, moves to Paris to study archeology, she does not expect to be searching for answers to these questions. As rumors circulate, however, that the twenty-fourth volume of The Black Insignia series will be the last, Hel ne and her friend Guillaume, a devoted fan of her great-uncle's books, set out to discover more about the man whose life eludes her. In so doing, she uncovers an explosive secret dating back to the darkest days of the Occupation.
In recounting the moment when one history began and another ended,The Travels of Daniel Ascherexploresthe true nature of fiction- is it a refuge, a lie, or a stand-in formourning?
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