Your eyes sting from having spent too much time in front of a screen and you want a good novel to get away from it all.
Here are five selected by Lydie Zannini from the “Théâtre” bookstore in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain).
The American dream
After being raped and becoming the mother of a little boy, Luminata will have to leave her native Italy for the United States.
The very young woman intends to carve out a place in the sun and offer her son Christmas the American dream.
Luca Di Fulvio plunges us into 1920s New York. In a booming city, the young boy grows up between opposing gangs, violence and poverty.
With his dreams and his banter as a lifeline.
The hope of a new existence takes shape when he meets the beautiful and rich Ruth ...
Carried by the formidable talent of storyteller of Lucas Di Fulvio, this pavé of 600 pages is devoured.
A superb and unforgettable novel.
"
Le Gang des rêve
s" by Luca Di Fulvio, Ed Pocket, 864 pages, 9.50 euros.
Leave everything to start all over again
Lyon.
1896. La Croix-Rousse district.
Blanche, a woman of character, married to Victor, a rich bourgeois, two adorable children, feels stuck in her marriage.
But, with these people ... we do not separate.
Until his love at first sight for Salim Zahhar crossed at Armand, a weaver who works for her husband.
From this meeting, the reader is carried away in a story of passion.
This magnificent novel by Theresa Revay, masterfully conducted, takes us into the true story of two families between France and Lebanon from 1896 to 1920. A novel that makes us travel and forget the present.
“
The Night of the First Day
” by Theresa Revay.
Ed Albin Michel, 496 pages, 22, 90 euros.
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Take charge of your destiny
Three women.
Three wounded heroines.
Three exemplary mothers in America of the last century.
There is Gertrude, four daughters and an alcoholic husband.
Retta, an old black woman, emancipated, married and in love as on the first day.
And there is Annie, his boss who often has a sad smile.
One day, these women will decide to take charge of their lives and face the men.
To injustice.
Addictive and feminist, this novel paints us the portrait of three exemplary women with extraordinary fates.
“
The Song of our Daughters
” by Deb Spera.
Ed. Charleston, 264 pages, 22, 50 euros.
Think about saying things to yourself ...
Aldino is a young man who is looking for himself.
Or rather who is looking for where he will be good, where we will see him the least.
He may not make waves, we cannot forget him… When he separates from Nathalie, he will naturally find refuge with Ludo, his dearest friend.
But like an eternal teenager, Aldino does not miss a beat, bumps into disasters and even finds himself without a job… It is then that he begins to receive texts which seem to be written by his mother.
Except that this one is deceased.
Hurry up to read this awesome and highly original novel signed by a talented new author.
Delicacy, empathy, life with a capital V, love for nature and the present moment, everything is there and it feels great.
“
Our Silences are not love songs
” by Tom Noti.
Ed La Trace, 234 pages, 20 euros.
But who killed Cécile?
A perfect little family.
Patrick and Cécile have three children.
A perfect couple in appearance.
Except that Patrick is not really a faithful husband.
Until the day when Cécile was found dead at the bottom of the stairs of her house ... Of course, everything accuses the mistress who is even pointed out by her ex-lover.
The police expect to complete the investigation in a few days.
But that's without counting on the author's art of playing with our nerves.
Because we, we know who murdered Cécile ... This thriller which mixes psychological suspense and Machiavellianism is one of the best written by Jacques Expert.
"
Stronger than her
" by Jacques Expert.
Ed Calmann-Lévy.
414 pages, 19.90 euros
.