With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan\'s The Continental Affair is a daring literary caper that is quick on its feet and delightfully surprising.
As the train hurtles toward its final destination, Henri and Louise must decide what the future will hold--and whether it involves one another..
But Henri soon realizes that Louise is no ordinary mark.
His inability to reconcile the growing responsibilities of his current criminal path with this former self.
The memories of his past life as a gendarme in Algeria that keep resurfacing.
Across the Continent--from Granada to Paris, from Belgrade to Istanbul--Henri follows, desperate to leave behind his own troubles.
From her past in England, from the owners of the money she has stolen--and from Henri, the person who has been sent to collect it.
It\'s the 1960s and Louise is running.
Except this isn\'t the first time they have met.
Two strangers, traveling alone, on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul.
Meet Henri and Louise.
With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan\'s The Continental Affair is a daring literary caper that is quick on its feet and delightfully surprising