The Lumiere Affair: A Novel of Cannes

by Sara Voorhees

Natalie Conway should be thrilled at the prospect of covering the Cannes Film Festival. She's desperate to revive her struggling career, she's passionate about movies, and Cannes is the heart and soul... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743291956
• ISBN13: 9780743291958
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Riveting Read

Once you start reading, be prepared to finish Sara Voorhees' delicious mystery novel in one sitting. It's about a Hollywood entertainment journalist who lost her mother at a young age in France. Full of haunting memories and the still fresh feeling of devastating loss, Nattie Conway reluctantly travels to the Cannes Film Festival on assignment and finds herself on a startling journey of self-discovery and romantic awakening as she unravels the dark mystery surrounding her enigmatic mother's life and demise. Nattie's wonderfully wry sense of humor helps her navigate through her often paralyzing fear of vulnerability and abandonment on the "rue" to a healthy connection to life and love. Using movie lingo (which is so delightfully intrinsic to Nattie's vocabulary), will there be a "sequel" to the first novel and when? I sure hope Hollywood is paying attention because this novel needs to be made into a movie!

Great summer read for any season

Like others who have already written, I found it hard to put this book down. I was literally amazed that the book entertains on so many levels. A long-time movie buff, I had no idea what the film festivals were like, especially for the critics that work them, and I enjoyed the insider's view. The writing is clever and funny, reminding me of Maupin's Tales of the City series. As a mystery, it kept me surprised. And amidst the pure entertainment, there is wisdom and growth in characters that you get to know and care for. A great read!

Great Read!

I got this book yesterday and couldn't put it down. The pacing is fast, the characters appealing and real, and I loved the peek into the Cannes Film Festival. I'd love to read more about Nattie Conway.

No Hollywood Fluff!

As first-time novelist Sara Voorhees is an accomplished film critic, we would expect The Lumiere Affair to include great dish--and we're not disappointed! But this clever, splendidly-written, and engaging novel delivers much more than insider gossip about the film world and its personalities. For likeable, down-to-earth, Nattie Conway, struggling to revive a flagging career as a film critic, the movie biz is just that--business. To be sure, Cannes is an exciting, important assignment for her. But even as she dutifully views movies and interviews stars, she is distracted by the opportunity to unravel the story of her childhood in France, when a bolt out of the blue literally took away her mother. The Lumiere Affair is a great story and a rich read. If you're expecting Hollywood fluff, this is not a book for you. Martha Egan

Fun read

The Lumiere Affair is such a quick and easy read that provides for a fun and entertaining experience. The writing is breezy yet witty, creating a sense that you are actually tagging along with a world-class film critic as she zips into and out of both celebrity encounters and personal complications. What a fun way to turn a bunch of pages!