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THE SIX LOVES OF BILLY BINNS is a deeply moving and honest debut set in London against the backdrop of the changing 20th century. it is reading group fiction perfect for those who loved the quirky pathos of Gail Honeyman's ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE and the humour of Rachel Joyce's THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY 'A book I would like to have beside me as I grow old to remind me of what's important in life and what is not' Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl I remember my dreams but not where they start. Further back, I recall some of yesterday and the day before that. Then everything goes into a haze. Fragments of memories come looming back like red London buses in a pea-souper. Time plays funny tricks these days. I wait for the next memory. I wait and I wait. At 117 years old, Billy Binns is the oldest man in Europe and he knows his time is almost up. But Billy has a final wish: he wants to remember what love feels like one last time. As he looks back at the relationships that have shaped his flawed life - and the events that shaped the century - he recalls a life full of hope, mistakes, heartbreak and, above all, love.
'I used to have a book called French Leave by Richard Binns, which was a self-published, dotty, obsessive, but largely dependable guide to half-hidden France. Richard Binns knows his stuff and it would be great to have a 21st century revision.' Sebastian Faulks, The Sunday Times Ultimate French Leave is a passionate and in-depth guide to the real France - off the beaten track and truly memorable. Richard Binns uses his many years of experience to take the independent traveller on an intimate tour around forty-four unique or overlooked areas of France, each covered by a detailed map. The sights, sounds and simple pleasures of rural and pastoral regions are here revealed, with hotel and restaurant recommendations to suit all pockets and tastes. Also included is an indispensable glossary of menu terms and notes on the many regional specialities that France has to offer.
Index of pedigrees and alliances many a noble lord, paramount in his own country, would be astonished to find that his less distinguished neighbour was of a nobility as ancient as his own.
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