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Sebastian Faulks

Born

in Donnington, Berkshire, England, The United Kingdom

April 20, 1953

Website

http://www.sebastianfaulks.com/

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Sebastian Faulks is a British novelist, journalist, and broadcaster best known for his acclaimed historical novels set in France, including The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong, and Charlotte Gray. Alongside these, he has written contemporary fiction, a James Bond continuation novel (Devil May Care), and a Jeeves homage (Jeeves and the Wedding Bells). A former literary editor and journalist, Faulks gained widespread recognition with Birdsong, which solidified his literary reputation. He has also appeared regularly on British media, notably as a team captain on BBC Radio 4's The Write Stuff, and authored the TV tie-in Faulks on Fiction. Honored as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and appointed CBE for his services to literature, Fa ...more

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Where to start reading Sebastian Faulks…

With over 20 books published over four decades, choosing where to begin reading Sebastian Faulks can be daunting. This guide offers suggested starting points based on different interests and reading preferences.

The book to read first

The Girl at the Lion d’Or (1989)
Set in a small French town during the 1930s, the novel tells the story of Anne, a young waitress haunted by family scandal, and Hartman

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Sebastian Faulks’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 190,099 ratings · 14,241 reviews · 74 distinct works • Similar authors

	Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 85,301 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlotte Gray 3.84 avg rating — 13,165 ratings — published 1998 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engleby 3.75 avg rating — 11,315 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Week in December 3.27 avg rating — 10,535 ratings — published 2009 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where My Heart Used to Beat 3.67 avg rating — 8,417 ratings — published 2015 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl at the Lion d'Or 3.59 avg rating — 8,076 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, Rodrigo Corral (Designer), Mark Stutzman (Illustrator) 3.46 avg rating — 7,751 ratings — published 2008 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seventh Son 3.46 avg rating — 7,019 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Echo 3.49 avg rating — 6,698 ratings — published 2018 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human Traces 3.69 avg rating — 6,020 ratings — published 2005 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Sebastian Faulks

French Trilogy (3 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 11,092 ratings

Pistache (2 books)
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3.41 avg rating — 371 ratings

Quotes by Sebastian Faulks (?)

“I know. I was there. I saw the great void in your soul, and you saw mine.”
― Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong

tags: reflection, war, wwi

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“Depression - that limp word for the storm of black panic and half-demented malfunction - had over the years worked itself out in Charlotte's life in a curious pattern. Its onset was often imperceptible: like an assiduous housekeeper locking up a rambling mansion, it noiselessly went about and turned off, one by one, the mind's thousand small accesses to pleasure.”
― Sebastian Faulks

tags: darkness, panic

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“The function of music is to liberate in the soul those feelings which normally we keep locked up in the heart.”
― Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong

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The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford

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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

9 votes, 21.4%

Cheri by Colette

6 votes, 14.3%

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

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The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

5 votes, 11.9%

Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden

3 votes, 7.1%

Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

1 vote, 2.4%

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

1 vote, 2.4%

The Magnificent AmbersonsbyBooth Tarkington

1 vote, 2.4%

The Girl at the Lion d'Or y Sebastian Faulks

1 vote, 2.4%

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