and the mother of two, Gavalda lives in the city of Melun, Seine-et-Marne, about 50 km southeast of Paris. In addition to writing novels, she also contributes to Elle magazine. Works Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part (J'ai lu, 1999, ) 35 kilos d'espoir (Alinea, 2002, ) Je l'aimais (J'ai lu, 2002, ) Ensemble, c'est tout (J'ai lu, 2005, ) La Consolante (Editions, 2008, ) L'Échappée belle (J'ai lu, 2009, ) Billie (Europa Editions, 2013, ) La vie en mieux (La dilettante, 2009, ISBN 9782842631840) Fendre l'armure (J'ai lu, 2017, ) Works in English translation I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (Penguin Putnam Inc., 2003, ) 95 Pounds of Hope (Viking, 2003, ) Someone I Loved (Penguin Putnam Inc., 2005, ) Hunting and Gathering (Vintage Publishing, 2006, ) Consolation (Vintage Publishing, 2009, ) Breaking Away/French Leave (Gallic Books, 2011, ) Billie (Europa Editions, 2015, ) Life, Only Better (Europa Editions, 2015, ) The Cracks in Our Armour (Europa Editions (UK) Ltd, 2019.) Film adaptations Hunting and Gathering, 2007. Someone I Loved, 2009. References External links 1970 births Living people People from Boulogne-Billancourt 21st-century French journalists French women novelists 21st-century French women