The Woman In The Fifth
  • Published: 1 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780099469254
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $45.00

The Woman In The Fifth

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1 Jul 2008
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The acclaimed bestselling novel - now a major film starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas - from the author of Five Days, The Moment and The Pursuit of Happiness.

Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything.

A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to teach has cost him his job and his marriage. And when the ensuing scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he flees to Paris.

He arrives in the French captial in the bleak midwinter, and ends up having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger, walks into his life. But their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events, and soon Harry finds himself in a nightmare from which there is no easy escape.
  • Published: 1 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780099469254
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $45.00
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About the author

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy's previous thirteen novels include the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas.

His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.

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Also by Douglas Kennedy

Afraid of the Light
Isabelle in the Afternoon
The Great Wide Open
The Heat of Betrayal
Five Days
The Moment
Leaving the World
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Praise for The Woman In The Fifth

Nail-bitingly compulsive... A thumping good read. Kennedy has done it again

The Times

I ended up missing my stop to finish it

Daily Telegraph

A grim, claustrophobic atmosphere is layered with sleazy transactions and the emotional flaws of the characters. It's all neatly captured in Kennedy's sharp, shoot-from-the-hip prose

Independent on Sunday

Classic Kennedy... extraordinarily compelling... Kennedy handles a morally complex, yet also surprisingly satisfying, ending with consummate skill, proving what a master he is

Daily Mirror

Douglas Kennedy is back with another of his intriguing, beautifully written page-turners

Elle

An extraordinary tour de force

Mail on Sunday

Kennedy is a fantastic, feisty writer

Independent on Sunday
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