A License to Steal

Jeremie Redevance

Published: 25 January 2018

Format: Paperback

Edition: 1st

Extent: 440 pp.

ISBN: 9781941634295

RRP: £8.99

When the young Canadian banker Benjamin Bellez leaves his comfortable position in Toronto to become president of an affiliate bank in Paris, he and his family are seduced by the glamorous life awaiting them. They picture themselves in the French capital, sipping coffee in bourgeois cafes and enjoying picnics by the Seine. But over the course of the novel, as he is thrust into the rigours of French banking, all is not as Benjamin had imagined. Tormented by meddling bureaucrats, a disenchanted wife, and an office plagued by internal politics, the Canadian banker must take on the might of France’s highest controlling authority. Facing political and personal pressure, financial pitfalls and an avalanche of bureaucracy, Benjamin must fight against arcane rules and regulations to save his bank and his reputation.

Jeremie Redevance has travelled in many countries around the world, and has enjoyed a highly successful career in industry and banking, including prestigious roles as advisor to many European governments and universities. He now lives with his family in Geneva.