New Vessel Press

The 6: 41 to Paris, Paperback/Jean-Philippe Blondel

"A strong plot and a touching portrayal of how any of us might feel when unexpectedly confronted by the detritus of young love ... The 6:41 to Paris is a timely reminder that the past is always waiting to ambush us."-- The New York Times Sunday Book Review "Perfectly written and a remarkably suspenseful read ... an absorbing, intriguing, insightful book for all readers."-- Library Journal (Starred review) Cecile, a stylish forty-seven-year-old, has spent the weekend visiting her parents in a provincial town southeast of Paris. By early Monday morning, she's exhausted. These trips back home are always stressful and she settles into a train compartment with an empty seat beside her. But it's soon occupied by a man she instantly recognizes: Philippe Leduc, with whom she had a passionate affair that ended in her brutal humiliation thirty years ago. In the fraught hour and a half that ensues, their express train hurtles towards the French capital. Cecile and Philippe undertake their own face to face journey--In silence? What could they possibly say to one another?--with the reader gaining entree to the most private of thoughts. This is a psychological thriller about past romance, with all its pain and promise. Reading group guide is available from New Vessel Press.