"Blondel's book, aided by [Alison] Anderson's deft translation, is the genuine article: an emotionally taut portrayal of late-in-life, post-marriage drift ... Graceful."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Captivating ... The novel flies by with gentle humor, but it also poses complex questions about the meaning of art and sexuality, and offers an elegiac look at late middle age ... Irresistible, and the story's fundamental kindness sets it apart."
-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"A short philosophical novel about art, time, and memory ... A subtle and at times radiant read."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Blondel imbues ... [this] story with the quietly fascinating, understated, true-feeling complications of real life."
-Booklist
"A novel of tender, shy wisdom whose characters remind each other that memory lives in the body, loosened like knots by the right touch. Exposed reconciles old age to its theme of regret. It is, however, Blondel's true talent that we embrace that regret-not only as an opportunity for joy, but as a polestar to guide us places we'd never have gone without it."
-Patrick Nathan, author of Some Hell
"Blondel writes superbly."
-Le Monde
"What makes Jean-Philippe Blondel's universe so precious is above all its muffled nostalgia and delightful charm."
-Le Figaro
"The magic of this intimate novel ... plunges into the depths of the heart of its two heroes; one seizing the 'essence of the other' who agrees to put himself in absolute danger with a sort of perverse pleasure."
-Livres Hebdo
Praise for The 6:41 to Paris by Jean-Philippe Blondel:
"A strong plot and a touching portrayal of how any of us might feel when unexpectedly confronted by the detritus of young love ... A timely reminder that the past is always waiting to ambush us."
-The New York Times Book Review
