Another real-life character tour de force from Teulé featuring Helene Jegado, a notorious serial killer from the 19th century.
‚Hilariously funny‘ Words and Peace
Little Hélène Jégado had always been different. Schooled in the ancient beliefs of the Breton people by her mother, the beautiful child grows up feeling detached from the nineteenth-century world around her and yet destined for a terrible vocation. Beginning with the demise of her mother . . .
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Jean Teulé lives in the Marais with his partner, the French film actress Miou-Miou. An illustrator, filmmaker and television presenter, he is also the prize-winning author of ten books including one based on the life of Verlaine. He has also written biographies of Rimbaud and François Villon.
Melanie Florence teaches at The University of Oxford and translates from the French.