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«Un himno a la vida; una vida que vamos a recordar mucho después de cerrar el libro.».-Le Figaro
The story of two women in search of freedom throughout the 20th century.
Winner of the Marguerite Duras Award.
Memories are ghosts, they pierce our skin and our dreams. The streets of Saigon, the sweet taste of mangoes, nannies' submissive gestures, the rotten smell of Hanoi prisons, her mother's golden hair, and the way she would cross and uncross her legs that made men crazy. Then the Cuban revolution and later Simone de Beauvoir's inspiring words which exposed the path to women's liberation. Évelyne Pisier wanted to tell her mother's story, and through that story, her own. She was set on putting it together and not let so many years of a political life, love, and struggles be forgotten. Page by page, and with the help of her editor Caroline Laurent, the mother and daughter story grew and took on fictional overtones. The task was still underway when in February 2017 Évelyne died with the book was still in need of final touches. Caroline has now fulfilled the promise she once made to her author and now presents this splendid novel that goes through the 20th century. "I was her editor and her friend. She confided her dreams and her memories in me, and I, in turn, have made her wishes come true. The book is complete." -Caroline Laurent "It is an ode to life, a life that will stick with us for a long time after finishing the book." -Le Figaro "What generosity, what a destiny, what a life! What women!" - Les Cocottes RoussesWe publiceren alleen reviews die voldoen aan de voorwaarden voor reviews. Bekijk onze voorwaarden voor reviews.