An Astronomer in Love

Antoine Laurain is the award-winning author of nine novels including The Red Notebook (Indie Next, MIBA bestseller) and The President's Hat (Waterstones Book Club, Indies Introduce). His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris, France.

Praise for An Astronomer in Love

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Viking Award for Fiction 2024


'Cinematic and enchanting' Foreword Reviews (starred)



'Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives - and bound to give you just the same cheering lift' The Times




'A brilliant love story . . . The supporting cast, including a not-quite-dead dodo and a zebra, will have readers laughing and crying in equal measure' The Lady




'Simply beautiful. An enchanting dual-timeline story of a love written in the stars' Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker's Gift

'A perfect treasure waiting to be discovered by adventurous readers. An Astronomer in Love is a witty, lovely, surprising triumph' William Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts
Praise for Antoine Laurain



'Parisian perfection' HM The Queen Consort

'The very quintessence of French romance' The Times


'A hymn to la vie Parisienne' The Guardian


'Like finding a gem among the bric-a-brac in a local brocante' The Telegraph

'A master storyteller' Huffington Post

'Soaked in Parisian atmosphere . . . will have you rushing to the Eurostar post-haste' Daily Mail

'J'adore Antoine and his contemporary French comedies' Wendy Holden


'Like fine wine, Laurain's novels get better with each one he writes' Phaedra Patrick, author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper


'The Parisian tableaus are so descriptive that you can almost smell the croissants' Washington Post

'Witty and perceptive' Publishers Weekly

'The novels of Antoine Laurain [are] straightforward and ingenious' New York Journal of Books