Anne-Gaëlle Huon

Anne-Gaëlle Huon was born in 1984 in France, and she started writing when she moved to New York in 2014. She has a passion for lists and an affinity for old ladies (especially her grandmother). Her first novel Happiness Has No Wrinkles (2017) tells the story of Pauline, a feisty old lady who finds herself, against her will, in a care home full of secrets. Her subsequent novels, sometimes gleaned from her own family history, all share the same tender and joyful tone, and where hope and resilience triumph. Her two latest novels, Les demoiselles (2020) and its spin-off Ce que les étoiles doivent à la nuit (2021), published by Albin Michel, pay dazzling tribute to the Basque Country, its traditional espadrille sewing, and its gastronomy. Her novels have been awarded numerous prizes (Prix des Lecteurs U, Prix des lecteurs Culture Presse, Grand Prix de l’Innerwheel). She has over one million readers, and she has been published in many countries.

She is currently co-writing an international television series.