A Hundred Million Years and a Day

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX JOSEPH KESSEL 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DE L'ACADMIE FRANAISE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DES BLOGUEURS LITTRAIRES 2019 Unforgettable Mail on Sunday Powerful Sunday Times 'Spare, elegant and poetic, this slender novel is quietly devastating' Daily Mail 'A tense exploration of obsession and camaraderie, made more arresting still by the contrast between its slender form and the epic nature of its backdrop' Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer 'Breathless and heartbreaking . . . Tracing a treasure that waits just out of reach, A Hundred Million Years and a Day speaks to the adventurers within us all Foreword Reviews Using beautiful imagery and poetic language, Andrea takes us to the mountains for an adventure that is as cruel as it is magical Le Figaro Gripping and poetic, it keeps you hooked until the final page La Croix Under Jean-Baptiste Andreas skilled penmanship, the alpine adventure novel becomes a moving tale of personal discovery, and the fossil, a brilliant metaphor for the search for perfection Le Nouveau Magazine Littraire The authors voice has the imagination to move mountains, but shows an awareness that the journey means more than the destination. Were with the narrator every step of the way, admiring his determination to fulfil his dream Libration Go and buy it now. . . Andreas beautiful words are both heartrending and comforting Tlmatin The poetry of the language and intensity of feeling give nature an intoxicating splendour Le Matricule des Anges A sublime and beautiful book Carys Davies Every line is golden. Its impossible to describe it without selling it short. It is a small, perfect thing, beautiful and devastating Sara Taylor Praise for Ma Reine: Winner of 12 literary awards, including the Prix du Premier Roman and Prix Femina des Lycens. 'A powerful, magnetic novel' Lire 'A book of great charm. Poetic, otherworldly and original' Telerama A poetic, dreamlike little gem Le Figaro littraire

Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1971, he grew up in Cannes. His first novel, Ma Reine, was published in 2017 and won 12 literary prizes including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Femina des Lycens. Sam Taylor was born in Nottinghamshire, England in 1970, and began his career as a journalist with The Observer. In 2001, he moved to southwest France, where he wrote four novels. In 2010, he translated his first novel: Laurent Binet's HHhH. He now lives in the United States and works as a literary translator and author. Recent translations include The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, The Heart (for which he won the French-American Translation Prize) and Lullaby/The Perfect Nanny.