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The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes: Book summary and reviews of The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes by Tess Uriza Holthe

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes
by Tess Uriza Holthe
Published in USA May 2007,
288 pages.

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The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes Summary

The 5:45 to Cannes. It links northern Italy with the French Riviera while running like a thread through lives that touch one another in unexpected and often secret ways. In these stories, Tess Uriza Holthe peers deeply into the inner lives of these women and men, while evoking with sensual grace the richness of the land and culture they share.

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes Reviews

"[T]his collection doesn't eclipse Holthe's debut...[but] it provides a trove of pleasures and will have fans looking forward to the next." - PW.

"Starred Review. Absorbing and graceful, often surprising and sometimes tragic, Uriza Holthe's brilliant collection of stories takes readers on a speeding train ride through the fascinating lives of her nuanced characters." - Booklist.

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Tess Uriza Holthe Author Biography

Tess Uriza Holthe lives in northern California with her husband. She grew up in a Filipino-American family in San Francisco. When the Elephants Dance is inspired, in part, by the experiences of her father, who was a young boy on the islands during World War II.

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