Our wife narrator and her husband are 40, have been happily married for 15 years. They are the perfect couple, he works in finance, they have two perfect 7 and 9 year old kids, she works as a translator and English teacher. She comes from a more modest background but she’s learned to hide that […]
Edouard Louis explains in conclusion that he hadn’t initially intended to write this book; he was actually working on a book about his elder brother. However, certain events, and even a request from his mother, prompted him to embark on the writing of this short narrative, which, in his own words, brought him the most […]
Laure Murat, a historian, essayist, and professor of literature in Los Angeles, has crafted a unique hybrid text that combines elements of a literary essay, tribute, and an intimate familial account. She, bearing the aristocratic title of “Princesse,” is the daughter of the Duchess of Luynes, hailing from the illustrious Ancien Régime family, and Prince […]
In this book, the author embarks on a unique narrative journey intertwined with the confidences of a reader named Sarah, who has endured a harrowing experience due to her husband. The narrative takes a metafictional turn, much like the author’s previous bestseller, “L’amour et les forêts,” which was recently adapted into a film. Sarah confides […]
In July 2022, a Cartier jewelry store in Geneva is robbed by two men. The story revolves around the lives of Sophie, a lawyer with a panther tattoo, Arpad, a banker, and the complex web of relationships and secrets that lead to the robbery. Twenty days before the robbery, Sophie and Arpad, along with their […]
“L’Anomalie” is a novel that features a diverse cast of characters, each introduced in the first third of the book. These characters include Blake, a hitman leading a double life; Victor Miesel, a writer and translator struggling to find love; Lucie Bogaert, a single mother dealing with her relationship with André Vannier, an architect; David […]