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Available in bookstores since January 3rd
Basses terres by Estelle-Sarah Bulle (Liana Levi)
In her third novel, Estelle-Sarah Bulle takes us on a leap into the past. Guadeloupe, July 1976. While the residents of Basse-Terre are used to seeing La Soufrière cough, in this summer month, the volcano's eruptions become increasingly violent, forcing a majority of them to flee to Grande-Terre. Meanwhile, the atmosphere down there is filled with reunions, but Eucate is determined to stay in Basse-Terre where she has built her home.
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Available in bookstores since January 4th
The Revelations by Patricia de Solieres (Charleston)
It's a fascinating family story that Patricia de Solieres shares with us in this debut novel! On the day when Camille du Lauren comes across a photo of a child who looks exactly like her in her father's belongings, she realizes that there are many mysteries surrounding her birth. With two photographs and an inscription, Madeleine, Kerduello 1893, as her only starting points, she sets out to uncover her family history.
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Available in bookstores on January 10th
The Language of Hidden Things by Cécile Coulon (L'Iconoclaste)
With this new book, Cécile Coulon immerses us in a dark tale for 144 pages, in these isolated places with their own language and stories. A mother knows this language, the one of hidden things, the one that allows her to mend others. Day after day, she tries to teach it to her son. One night, he sets off alone to the hamlet of Fond du Puits, but everything goes wrong. He is confronted with the violence of men, discovers a mistake made by his mother many years ago...
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Available in bookstores on January 11th
The Sacrificed by Sylvie Le Bihan (Points)
At the age of 15, Juan Ortega, a young Andalusian gypsy, faces the famine that is ravaging his region. He leaves his family to become a cook for Ignacio, a famous bullfighter. With him, the teenager travels the world and meets the great names of the cultural life of the Roaring Twenties. In a context where the civil war is raging, he meets the poet Frederico Garcia Lorca and the dancer Encarnacion, who inspire the whole country. With her new novel, Sylvie Le Bihan delivers a moving story and a true ode to Spain.
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Available in bookstores on January 12th
As a bonus, because our never-ending reading pile is never big enough: A Little Tribute to Cafés by Léa Wiazemsky (Pérégrines Editions).
As a bonus, because our never-ending reading pile is never big enough: A Little Tribute to Cafés by Léa Wiazemsky (Pérégrines Editions).
Cafés are those special places where social connections thrive. They are where we come to take a break, study, dry our tears, laugh with friends, and talk about love and heartbreak. Drawing from personal memories and collective stories, Léa Wiazemsky weaves a narrative that takes us to every corner of France, unfolding the tales of these places filled with history and camaraderie.
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Available in bookstores on February 4th