A Conversation with Author Tatiana de Rosnay

The French Cultural Center is honored to welcome New York Times bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay for a talk and book signing on Thursday, October 8 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

This talk will look back over de Rosnay’s exceptional career on the occasion of the publication of her fourteenth novel. Her new book, Manderley for ever, is based on the life of novelist Daphné du Maurier and has been on bestseller list since its publication in France in March 2015. This book is currently only available in French, and will be available for sale (along with a selection of de Rosnay’s works in both French and English) at the French Cultural Center before and during the event.

Tatiana de Rosnay is best known for her New York Times bestselling novel Sarah’s Key, an international sensation that has sold over 10 million copies all over the world and was adapted for film.

A Q&A session and book signing will follow the talk.

This event is $10 for French Cultural Center members and $15 for non-members. Space is limited, so please call 617.912.0400 or register online to secure your spot.

The French Cultural Center is located in the Back Bay, at 53 Marlborough st. Boston, MA 02116.

About Tatiana de Rosnay

Tatiana de Rosnay is the most widely read French writer outside of France. She was Europe’s third bestselling novelist in 2011 - just behind Stieg Larsson and Dan Brown - officially making her the biggest selling female novelist in Europe. It wasn’t until her first English-language novel, Sarah’s Key, that Tatiana broke into the U.S. market (the novel stayed for 156 weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list) and was brought to the attention of UK readers. Sarah’s Key has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and was adapted for film, an international box office hit starring Kristin Scott Thomas. On the tail of this success Manderley for ever has been on the bestseller list since its publication in France. Of English, French and Russian descent, she was raised in Paris and then in Boston. She was once press attaché for Christie’s, Paris Editor for Vanity Fair magazine and regularly publishes articles for magazines such as Madame Figaro and Elle.

About the Book

With over 100,000 copies sold in France and a nomination for the Prix Goncourt (in the Biography category), Manderley for ever explores the life of novelist Daphné du Maurier. Du Maurier’s work inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s movies Rebecca and The Birds, her books sold in millions and were translated into forty languages, yet the circumstances of her life remain enigmatic. A portrait of one writer by another, Manderley for ever meticulously recounts a life as mysterious as the work it produced, and highlights du Maurier’s passion for a manor in Cornwall, a veritable obsession that consumed her incessantly.

“It is well written, and very moving. I am sure my mother would have loved this book.” - Tessa Montgomery d’Alamein, daughter of Daphné du Maurier (in an interview for the magazine Point de Vue)