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The Lost Manuscript

by Cathy Bonidan

Length 5 hours 20 minutes

Language English

Narrators Elodie Yung, Rupert Degas, Cecile Delepiere & Jean Brassard

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When Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the Beau Rivage Hotel for her vacation on the Brittany coast, she has no idea this trip will start her on the path to unearthing a mystery. In search of something to read, she opens up her bedside table drawer in her hotel room, and inside she finds an abandoned manuscript. Halfway through the pages, an address is written. She sends pages to the address, in hopes of potentially hearing a response from the unknown author. But not before she reads the story and falls in love with it. The response, which she receives a few days later, astonishes her... Not only does the author write back, but he confesses that he lost the manuscript thirty years prior on a flight to Montreal. And then he reveals something even more shocking—that he was not the author of the second half of the book. Anne-Lise can’t rest until she discovers who this second mystery author is, and in doing so tracks down every person who has held this manuscript in their hands. Through the letters exchanged by the people whose lives the manuscript has touched, she discovers long-lost love stories and intimate secrets. Romances blossom and new friends are made. Everyone's lives are made better by this book—and isn't that the point of reading? And finally, with a plot twist you don't see coming, she uncovers the astonishing identity of the author who finished the story.

Fiction Romance Fiction - Literary

Cathy Bonidan works as a teacher in Vannes and has been writing since the age of fourteen. Her debut novel, The Perfume of Hellebore Rose, won eleven literary awards in France.

Elodie Yung studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and law at the University of La Sorbonne in Paris. Having grown up in Seine-saint-Denis, in Le Bourget, she obtained her black belt in karate as a child.

Rupert Degas is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator with more than 300 titles to his credit. His extensive catalog showcases his remarkable ability to bring different characters to life. In 2022, he was inducted as a Golden Voice, AudioFile Magazine's lifetime-achievement honor. His voiceover and acting experience also includes advertising, animation, commercials, promos, documentaries, audio dramas, cartoons, film, TV, and corporate content.

Cécile Delepière is an actress, director, and founder of Dollkillerfilms. She has made appearances on High Maintenance and The Ulysses Project. Her short films have been nominated for multiple awards at both the Indie Film Festival and the UK Film Festival. The co-creator of Diary of an Actor, a web series about the art and craft of acting, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Jean Brassard is a talented actor and voiceover artist who has appeared in multiple television shows, movies, and audiobooks. The recipient of an Earphones Award, he has lent his talents to more than seventy audiobooks in French and English. His film and television credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, House of Cards, The Fault In Our Stars, and 30 Rock.