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Her empire, by Claire Castillon: autopsy of a twisted love

2021-11-03T15:12:29.633Z


CRITICAL - A child tells how her mother falls under the influence of a man. A dazzling novel.


His empire

is a short and overwhelming, extraordinary text.

42 short chapters, without pathos, corrosive, dry, direct, chilling and funny at the same time.

It hits, it advances, it picks up, it doesn't stop hitting.

We knew Claire Castillon gifted, here the artistic force of her images and her voice is obvious.

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A child recounts the mechanics of a perverse relationship: she lives alone with her valiant mother,

"always at work"

, an autonomous woman.

"And suddenly, the shock"

, the mother falls in love.

At the beginning, he is considerate, zealous to help, close to the child.

He knows everything, he explains everything, he finishes his sentences out of love.

"He's nice, isn't he?"

asks the mother.

The clues only appear to the child, who corrects:

"He's funny."

Because

“the good guy is a very poor quality disguise.

When it tears, mom sews it up ”.

In truth, it is not about love, but about hold.

Very quickly, he calls at night, sends bursts of SMS, arrives without warning, becomes embedded, criticizes

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Source: lefigaro

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