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The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting's John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017.","products":[{"product_id":"maigrets-holiday-inspector-maigret-paperback","title":"Maigret's Holiday (Inspector Maigret) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaigret finds himself at a seaside resort, but this is no vacation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esomething is afoot.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For pity's sake, ask to see the patient in room 15.\" Maigret and his wife are at a seaside resort, taking a rare vacation, when Madame Maigret is hospitalized with appendicitis. One afternoon after visiting her, Maigret finds an anonymous note in his pocket. 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