Hector & the Secrets of Love (Hector's Journeys)

Hector & the Secrets of Love (Hector's Journeys)

by François Lelord (Author), François Lelord (Author), Lorenza Garcia (Translator) (Author)

Synopsis

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies has employed him to track down their brilliant scientist, Professor Cormorant, who has disappeared abroad with the secret of a modern-day love potion. Leaving behind his troubled relationship with girlfriend Clara, Hector's adventure takes him to the Far East and into the arms of beautiful Vayla, forcing our hero to think deeply about what love really is/means. In his follow-up to the multi-million-selling Hector and the Search for Happiness, acclaimed writer and psychiatrist, Francois Lelord, offers us a new fable filled with thoughtful insights into the very human desire to find and keep love.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Gallic Books
Published: 17 Jan 2011

ISBN 10: 1906040338
ISBN 13: 9781906040338

Media Reviews
A fascinating read' Cosmopolitan 'A series of philosophical bonnes bouches ... their effect is unexpectedly cheering' Independent 'Even the most aloof, the most detached reader will be won over by this book' Cosmopolitan 'Provides a dollop of warm, fuzzy, feel-good escapism' Woman 'Intelligently naive' Marie Claire 'A fast-paced, enchanting story. Lelord himself is a psychiatrist, and his interest in the human mind is infectious' - Book Page A feel-good gem . . . Francois Lelord has created a 21st-century hero. Good Housekeeping
Author Bio
Francois Lelord studied and practiced psychiatry in Paris, and was a consultant for companies interested in reducing stress for their employees. The huge success of Hector and the Search for Happiness led him to spend more time writing and travelling, ending up in Vietnam during the Sars epidemic. There he practiced psychiatry for a French NGO and met his future wife Phuong. Today they live in Thailand. Hector and the Search for Happiness was adapted for film in 2015, starring Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike.