Les deux vies de Lydia Bird

Synopsis of Les deux vies de Lydia Bird

«Les deux vies de Lydia Bird» is the romantic novel by Josie Silver, published by Charleston éditions in paperback (445 pages, in French).

Lydia has been with Freddie for over ten years, until a car accident takes him from her. Unable to accept it, she discovers that a sleeping pill transports her to a parallel world where Freddie is still alive. Each night she takes refuge in that reality, but her escape distances her from the present and forces her to decide between clinging to the past or rebuilding her life.

The novel was originally published in English as «The Two Lives of Lydia Bird» in 2020, with a French translation by Fabienne Duvigneau, and was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for romance.

For readers of contemporary romance and stories with a touch of magical realism about grief and the possibility of moving on.