![]() ![]() ![]() This psychological novel follows him during these eventful three days, and his whole life. Trois jours et une vie – Pierre Lemaitre A child kills his friend by mistake.Changer l’eau des fleurs (Fresh Water for Flowers) – Valérie Perrin A caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne lives her life of small joys, optimism, melancholy, and friendship.Né d’aucune femme (Born of No Woman) – Franck Bouysse A dark, chilling, poetic tale of a peasant girl, sold too young to a man too cruel, in late nineteenth-century France.Au revoir là-haut got a film adaptation ( See You Up There in English), and Couleurs de l’incendie is poised to have one as well.Įverything about this trilogy is amazing, and most of it won prestigious awards. It’s the second book of a trilogy, between the excellent Au revoir là-haut (The Great Swindle) about a WW1 veteran, and Miroir de nos peines ( “Mirror of our sorrows” literally). Couleurs de l’incendie (Colors of the Fire) – Pierre Lemaître In 1927, a young French mother takes revenge on all who got in her way – while the colors of the fire that will burn Europe are already on the horizon. ![]()
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