"First published under the original French language title Un renard à mains nues in 2012 by Editions P.O.L., Paris, France"--Title page verso.
Summary
"Meetings, partings, loves and losses in rural France are dissected with compassion.The late wedding guest isn't your cousin but a drunken chancer. The driver who gives you a lift isn't going anywhere but off the road. Snow settles on your car in summer and the sequins found between the pages of a borrowed novel will make your fortune. Pagano's stories weave together the mad, the mysterious and the dispossessed of a rural French community with honesty and humour."--Provided by publisher.
Contents
The lake's favourite -- The jigsaw puzzle -- The short cut -- Blind spots -- The loony and the bright spark -- Mum at the park -- The automatic tour guide -- Just a dad -- Three press-ups and unable to die -- Over the aqueduct -- The mini-pilgrimage -- The dropout -- Glitter
