Francois Place

Francois Place

  • 5 stars across 7 books
Timothee de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright. Initially working as a teacher/lecturer, he soon turned to writing and in 2006 produced his first novel, Toby Alone, known in his native France as Tobie Lolness. Highly acclaimed, it has been translated into 22 different languages and has won numerous prizes. Toby's extraordinary story continues in Toby and the Secrets of the Tree, to be published in 2009.
1st November 2010

War Horse

The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's Hollywood blockbuster movie and an internationally acclaimed stage show ...it ... MoreWar Horse

(49 reviews) Review
31st July 2014

War Horse

This special edition of War Horse commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, and featur... MoreWar Horse

(12 reviews) Review
5th September 2013

Meeting Cezanne

A gentle, evocative story of a young Parisian boy's summer in 1960s rural Provence. When Yannick learns that he is to s... MoreMeeting Cezanne

(7 reviews) Review
1st June 2009

Toby Alone

An awards-laden adventure of heroism, friendship and survival – with a powerful ecological message – set in a captivatin... MoreToby Alone

(3 reviews) Review
1st February 2010

Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

The second and final part of the thrilling adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world. Tob... MoreToby and the Secrets of the Tree

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23rd March 2000

A Voyage of Discovery

Orbae was an island of myth and fable, lost forever except for the work of its cartographers. Place creates an entire wo... MoreA Voyage of Discovery

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31st May 2018

The Last Giants

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