THE LUMIÈRE AFFAIR
a novel of Cannes
By Sara Voorhees
Simon and Schuster
May 8, 2007
Set against the dazzling background of the Cannes Film Festival, The Lumière
Affair is a tender, funny, sexy story of one woman’s journey to find
the missing puzzle pieces of her past.
“THE LUMIÈRE AFFAIR is terrific. Lively, several ways smart, with
an adorable protagonist, a wonderful emotional perceptiveness, always alive in
a headlong way that made me put everything else aside once I started it. Sara
Voorhees brought me back to the Cannes Film Festival in all its silly,
overpitched detail. This book reads like the wind, flies off the page and never
lets down.”
—Jay Carr, film critic for The Boston Globe and Host of
NECN TV's The Screening Room
“THE LUMIÈRE AFFAIR” is a treat for readers who love movies,
for movie fans who love mysteries, and for all of us who have struggled to solve
the puzzles of our own childhoods. A captivating book.”
—Alicia Erian, author of Towelhead
“THE LUMIÈRE AFFAIR is a splendid mystery—a tangled tale of
family and fame that stretches from the high desert of New Mexico to the absurd
and sublime world of the Cannes Film Festival. Whether it’s secrets or film
stars, film critic Sara Voorhees knows of what she writes. This is a juicy read
that touches the heart, and a story exceptionally well-told.”
—Tony Hillerman, Author of The Shape Shifter