by Irène Frain · Fayard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782744140556
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«La maison de la source» is Irène Frain's autobiographical account, published by Fayard in paperback (381 pages, in French).
Irène Frain recalls her childhood in 1950s Brittany and the house with garden and well that she was long forbidden to return to. The narrative weaves rural life, governed by traditions, with an inner quest: to recover one's origins, listen to the world anew, and make peace with the past.
The work, subtitled «récit», was originally published in French on February 2, 2000.
For readers interested in autobiography and memory narratives set in rural Brittany in the mid-twentieth century.
Irène Frain is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society.
