by Emmanuelle de Boysson · France Loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782744183218
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«Le secret de ma mère» is the family and personal novel by Emmanuelle de Boysson, published by France Loisirs in hardcover (233 pages, in French).
Éva, the eldest of five siblings, tries to understand Blanche, her fascinating and distant mother, who, faced with cancer, writes a diary for two years. When Blanche dies, Éva inherits her house; letters, clothes and photos reveal the past and the family secret, and a reconciliation begins through memory and writing.
The subtitle of the work is «Roman familial. Roman personnel»; the edition is from 2003.
For readers of intimate and family novels interested in the bonds between mothers and daughters, memory and family secrets.
Emmanuelle de Boysson is a French writer and literary critic. She is also one of the founders of the Closerie des Lias prize. She has published numerous essays and novels inspired by the women of Paris, including the bestselling Les Grandes bourgeoises (2006).
