Almost Nothing Happened

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA.17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth: his summer exchange in rural France was a failure. No epic adventure no summer fling and his French is still rubbish. Just as he should be boarding the Eurostar home without even a hint of a plan Callum impulsively decides to stay (and doesn''''t bother telling his parents).He only knows one person in Paris: his long-lost cousin Harrison an oboist. As night falls on the hottest weekend of the year an adventure begins – involving a motorbike a curfew a stolen oboe a priceless Matisse painting at least one police chase a climate protest and the enigmatic alluring irresistible Lilou …A completely delicious funny fast-paced summer read from the multi-award-winning author of How I Live Now The Great Godden and Friends Like These.