Alice Asks the Big Questions, Laurent Gounelle
Alice Asks the Big Questions, Laurent Gounelle
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Alice Asks the Big Questions

Author: Laurent Gounelle, Sandra Smith

Narrator: Em Eldridge

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020


Synopsis

For readers who love A Man Called Ove and the works of Alain de Botton comes the story of how a young woman's project to help a friend launches her on a journey of self-discovery, from international bestselling author Lauren Gounelle.

Alice is very good at her job. She's on the rise at a prominent PR firm, and there is no image-management disaster she can't fix. But when her dearest friend, a parish priest in a charming French village, becomes depressed about his dwindling number of parishioners, she may finally have met her biggest challenge.
Though an avowed atheist, Alice is determined to apply her skills to the problem. She plunges into research, immersing herself in the world of spirituality, from Christianity to Hinduism, from self-empowerment seminars to the Tao Te Ching.
In her quest to understand how thinkers through the centuries have tried to answer the age-old questions of existence, Alice uncovers an astonishing truth--almost lost to time--that will forever change the way she thinks about humankind's place in the universe, and her own.
In this moving and captivating novel, Laurent Gounelle takes us on a journey of spiritual and intellectual discovery that is sure to surprise and enlighten.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aymen Achour on January 24, 2024

j’avoue qu’au départ je n’ai pas vraiment accroché mais à un moment donné ça devient vraiment intéressant, ce petit bijou traite de manière exhaustive l’ego sous tous les angles et pour une fois gounelle fait des allusions à la loi de l’attraction (qui soit dit en passant est la pierre angulaire du......more

Goodreads review by Skaistė on October 10, 2017

Knygoje kartu su jauna moterimi ateiste ir jos vaikystės draugu kunigu leidžiamės į kelionę per savęs pažinimą, religiją, santykius, pokyčius gyvenime, Tiesos paieškas ir daugybę kitų svarbių dalykų. Skaitydama leidausi į šią kelionę kartu su jais. Ir jaučiu (ir tikiuosi), kad tai, ką atradau, pasil......more

Goodreads review by Egle Gus on January 30, 2019

Kiek noriu daug pacituoti iš šios knygos, nes ji taip stipriai atitiko mane... Prisipažinsiu, netikiu į Dievą, kuris amžių amžiais yra peršamas kaip asmenybė, žmogus, gyvenęs prieš daug tūkstančių metų. Tačiau tikiu į daug daugiau ir aukščiau, į tai kas slypi mumyse, gamtoje, visatoje. Ir mano nuomo......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on September 05, 2020

Le plus réussi des livres de Gounelle, celui qui donne envie de le relire aussitôt refermé......more

Goodreads review by Morgane on June 02, 2020

J'ai hésité entre 3 et 4 étoiles pour ce livre. J'ai beaucoup aimé la thématique et le message du livre, mais j'ai trouvé les personnages très sous-développés, ce qui m'a déçu dans cette histoire qui recherche justement le contraire du superficiel. L'histoire suit Alice, qui travaille pour un bureau......more


Quotes

"Charmingly witty... a story of self-discovery and the power of faith, French novelist Gounelle's latest tackles the big questions behind organized religion, exploring a thoroughly modern solution to a centuries-old problem: How can we better connect with ourselves, our God, and those around us? Neatly packaged and thought-provoking, spiritual without being preachy, this will appeal to fans of Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove and Nina George's The Book of Dreams."Booklist