Consolation

<p>An international bestseller and French publishing sensation <i>Consolation</i> is a dazzling, heartbreaking tale of one man, two remarkable women and an unforgettable transvestite.<br><br>Charles Balanda is forty-seven; a successful architect, he is constantly on the move. But from the moment he hears about the death of the woman he once loved - Anouk, the tragically big-hearted mother of a childhood friend - his life begins to unravel until, one day, he finds himself on a Paris pavement covered in blood. But fate brings him one final chance to be happy in Kate, an enchanting young woman, herself damaged but fearless and in love with life.<br><br>The resulting story is a triumphant, spellbinding and ultimately consoling novel about the power of a second chance.</p>