translated by Raoul Martínez Torres
Juliette, who suffers from anxiety attacks, arrives from Paris to the house of her father in her hometown. In the time she spends there, she reconnects with her family, visits her childhood home, co-adopts a duckling and acquires a friend — not too shabby, I say.
Although the book is focused on Juliette, it’s her older sister whom I find more interesting. Marylou is a somewhat frustrated mum of two who’s stuck in a cleaner’s job, put on a bit of weight lately, and has a mysterious lover whom she meets once a week in a greenhouse. She is just more three-dimensional, more believable, more real, and she’s got a sense of humour. The dialogues are often hilarious, especially when everybody talks at the same time. A charming story without a moral or happy end that nevertheless leaves hope for everybody, including Juliette.
Read the beginning of the book here.
No comments:
Post a Comment