Back to Maxwell, a novel by Annick Hardie
1 April 2017
Annick Hardie, an artist living in Wakefield, has pledged the profits from her first book, Back to Maxwell, to La Maison des Collines. To date, she has contributed almost $8,000!
Thank you for your wonderful contribution. For anyone who would like to order the book, please email Annick Hardy.
A summary of Back to Maxwell, novel by Annick Hardie:
The year is 1966, and young Michèle Vallier can hardly wait to start her first job as the French teacher’s assistant in a rural school in Scotland. With her brand-new green trunk in tow, she leaves France and embarks on an adventure that will change her life. Over the next fourteen years, against the backdrop of the Borders, Edinburgh, the Highlands, and the Hebrides, she will discover much more about her new country than the kilts and bagpipes that have fed her imagination. Through tragedy, miscommunication, family secrets, and an enduring love for a man and his country, she will also discover her identity.
Packed with lovable characters and rich, sensual details, this lively novel will keep readers turning pages well into the night as they travel back and forth across the Channel, from the elegance of a French estate to the warmth of a Highlands kitchen on Hogmanay, discovering through the charming, spirited Michèle and the people she loves that the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland is still very much alive.
