An Evening with Antoine Laurain

Renowned as a "master storyteller," Antoine Laurain is the award-winning author of nine novels including The Red Notebook and The President's Hat.

He joins us for An Astronomer in Love, an enchanting tale of adventure, destiny and the power of love.

In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought.

250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment.

Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever . . .

Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in the heart of Paris - this is a novel that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.