The Suicide Shop - by Jean Teulé (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Has your life been a failure? Let's make your death a success.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>With the twenty-first century just a distant memory and the world in environmental chaos, many people have lost the will to live.</p><p>Business is brisk at The Suicide Shop. Run by the Tuvache family, the shop offers a variety of ways to end it all, with something to fit every budget.</p><p>The Tuvaches go mournfully about their business until the youngest member of the family threatens to destroy their contented misery by confronting them with something they've never encountered before: a love of life.</p><p><b>Jean Teulé</b> lives in the Marais with his companion, the French film actress Miou-Miou.</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'A suicide shop that is full of life' <br>LE FIGARO <p/>'A gently comic fable'<br>FINANCIAL TIMES <p/>'Jean Teulé presents the zany world of <em>The Suicide Shop</em> with just the right amount of humour ... and wraps up his story with a celebration of life.'<br>LE MONDE <p/>'Original, irredeemably mocking and unexpectedly poignant; <em>The Suicide Shop</em> is a timeless classic. Teulé's subtle and understated humour is exquisitely French and his ability to mix up the serious, the taboo, the comical and the tender displays a brilliance rarely seen.'<br>THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOKS <p/>'an enjoyable, thought-provoking little book, with an original quirky style of its own'<br>VULPES LIBRIS <p/>'Reading <em>The Suicide Shop</em>, and watching Alan attempt to win everyone round to his way of thinking, is an absolute delight. A perfect short read and a book that is guaranteed to become a cult classic'<br>MEANDMYBIGMOUTH <p/>'As a fan of The Addams Family, <em>The Suicide Shop</em> charmed the socks off me'<br>CHASING BAWA<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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.
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