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Robert Laffont
EAN : 9782221254738
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 336
Size : 140 x 200 mm
The Taste of Time

Collection : L'Incendie
Release date : 06/01/2022
A novel about a family and its ghosts, about the bonds between generations and unutterable secrets harbored deep inside – until they eventually come to light…
1913
The body of a man is abandoned deep inside a cave.
1959
Prudence spends her holiday with her children and grandchildren in the Charente region. On the radio, she hears the news of the discovery of a 40year old skeleton near Angers. Deeply upset by this event, she still refuses to talk...
1913
The body of a man is abandoned deep inside a cave.
1959
Prudence spends her holiday with her children and grandchildren in the Charente region. On the radio, she hears the news of the discovery of a 40year old skeleton near Angers. Deeply upset by this event, she still refuses to talk about it, making her family wonder about the reason behind her silence.
2012
Nico is a French musician living in exile in Sweden after a tragedy he is unable to overcome. Without any contact with his family in Franc, he nevertheless writes regularly to his aunt Suzanne who will soon be celebrating her 100th birthday.
 
Key points:
The first general literature novel of an author who has already published a number of prized works for children
A novel about transmission, denial and the liberating confrontation with past traumatisms
A novel about love between generations and beyond the generational gap
The beautiful portrait of a woman at the sunset of her life, an age too often ignored and neglected by novelists
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EAN : 9782221254738
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 336
Size : 140 x 200 mm
Robert Laffont