by Russell Banks · Actes Sud · tapa dura · ISBN 9782742773930
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«La Réserve» is the psychological thriller by Russell Banks, published by Actes Sud in hardcover (379 pages, in French).
In July 1936, painter Jordan Groves meets Vanessa Cole, adopted daughter of a prestigious neurosurgeon, at a chalet by a lake in the Adirondacks. That same night, the neurosurgeon dies, and his widow Evelyn comes face to face with Vanessa. A psychological thriller about family secrets, madness, and crime in high society.
French translation of the original novel «The Reserve» (2008), by Pierre Furlan, in the «Lettres anglo-américaines» collection from Actes Sud.
For readers of historical and literary fiction seeking psychological suspense with family secrets.
Russell Earl Banks was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". He drew from his own childhood in the working class, but also from the larger world, such as his years in Jamaica. His novels often reflect "moral themes and personal relationships".
