by Laetitia Colombani · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246828808
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«Le cerf-volant» is the novel by Laetitia Colombani, published by Grasset & Fasquelle in paperback (204 pages, in French).
Léna, a French teacher broken by a personal tragedy, travels to the Bay of Bengal. There, a girl playing with a kite saves her from drowning. The little girl works in a restaurant, cannot read or write, and remains mute. With Preeti, leader of the Red Brigade, Léna tries to teach her to read and write, and to create a school for the neighborhood children.
It was published in 2021 and its cover bears the mention «Après la Tresse», linking it to the author's previous novel.
For readers of contemporary fiction and stories about education and female empowerment.
Laetitia Colombani is a French filmmaker, writer and actress.
