by Pierrette Fleutiaux · Le Grand livre du mois · tapa dura · ISBN 9782702866443
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«Des phrases courtes, ma chérie» is the novel by Pierrette Fleutiaux, published by Le Grand livre du mois in hardcover (222 pages, in French).
The novel recounts the last days of a mother in a care home and the visits of her daughter, who observes the routine of the facility, the staff and other elderly residents while trying to accompany her in her decline. Between waiting and memories, an intimate portrait of old age and the bond between mother and daughter emerges.
The author Pierrette Fleutiaux won the Femina Prize in 1990 for the novel Nous sommes éternels. The work was originally published in 2001.
Readers of contemporary French fiction looking for an intimate story about the mother-daughter relationship and the end of life.
Pierrette Fleutiaux was a French writer. Her awards include the 1985 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Métamorphoses de la reine, and winner of the 1990 Prix Femina for Nous sommes éternels.
