Winner of the esteemed Grand Prix du roman de l'Academie francaise, Un Taxi Mauve is the tale of a group of troubled Irish expatriates who have settled in rural Ireland. They have come to Ireland for their own reasons: There is Jerry, who has returned to Ireland after his family amassed a large fortune in America.; Sharon, his sister, is precocious and troublesome and married to the Prince of Hanover; Phillip, a Frenchman, has fled his country to get over the death of his son; While Taubleman is a reminiscent of Dickens's Miss Havisham, living penniless in a grand castle with Anne, his beautiful but mute daughter. The title is drawn from Fred's character, who drives an old purple taxi and in one way or other touches the lives of the novels' many protagonists. Living in self-imposed exile, their interactions create a tangle of love and lies that only serve to hurt one another. The movie version of Un Taxi Mauve stars Fred Astaire, Charlotte Rampling, and Phillipe Noirette.

This Prix Interallié award-winning novel begins in 1937, as students Georges (a Frenchman), Barry (a passionate boxer), Cyril (a whimsical poet), and Horace (an aristocrat) complete their education at the University of Cambridge. As the decade comes to a close, the three friends get caught up in the whirlwind of war.

In the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk, some of the friends will face suspicious deaths, while others survive. Those remaining take the reader on a journey that spans three decades and covers all of Europe, from Italy to Poland to Paris. As the friends age, women come into their lives to remind them that the past will not die quietly. A story of murder, intrigue, and revenge, Les Poneys Sauvages is an historical epic set in the volatile years that were a turning point for the Western World and tells the story of the effect of these events on four friends.

Passing the sixty year mark, Edward considers himself an old man. Having settled into his old age, he is plunged into his past when he finds a yellowing photograph taken in 1936. The photo is of himself as a young man hugging a beautiful girl named Sheila, who's mother ran a bed and breakfast in Essex, England. It does not take long for the aging Edward to decide to journey back to England in the hopes of finding traces of Sheila, and make peace with his regret of letting her slip away. Un Souvenir is a love story that spans several decades and will leave the reader awestruck at the actions love can inspire.

When it comes to Irish history, it is hard to say what is fact and what is fiction. A country of extraordinary folklore, Ireland's legends have become a part of its identity. Michel Deon expertly mixes legend and law, producing a work that demystifies what Ireland was and what it is today. In the process, the award-winning author taps into the very heart of the country.

Following in the tradition of his books on Ireland and France, Michel Deon explores both the mythical and factual history of Greece. A country that belongs geographically to the east, yet produced the modern civilization of the west; Greece is full of stories that teach us lessons on life and love. From Gods to muses, legendary Greek figures not only entertain the country, they literally shaped its outcome when ancient soldiers invoked them to aid in battle. Michel Deon weaves Greece's dual histories together to paint a picture of this beautiful and inspiring country.

Protagonist Arthur Morgan travels a long way from his humble beginnings. The son a poor French widow, Morgan is offered a first class steamer ticket to travel to the United States in the 1950s. His life in the US is rich with friends and lovers. After completing his studies at a university, Morgan moves to New York to make it big as a stockbroker. Following family tragedy, he returns to France and soon loses touch with all of his US acquaintances. Fifteen years later, however, they are thrust back into his life, and Morgan is shocked to see how his friends have grown up and what they have become.