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Description for Sans Moi
Paperback.
A publishing phenomenon which has sold over 120,000 copies in France 'Leaves you feeling better prepared for life . . . the deepest emotions and the most delicate feelings are evoked with an astonishing economy of means.' Paris Vogue When she needs a babysitter for her two children, the narrator of Sans Moi hires Olivia - recovering drug user, sometime prostitute, brought up in care. One might have thought she was adding to her burdens. But life is not just a question of the past, and people are not simply the products of their worst experiences. ... Read more
A publishing phenomenon which has sold over 120,000 copies in France 'Leaves you feeling better prepared for life . . . the deepest emotions and the most delicate feelings are evoked with an astonishing economy of means.' Paris Vogue When she needs a babysitter for her two children, the narrator of Sans Moi hires Olivia - recovering drug user, sometime prostitute, brought up in care. One might have thought she was adding to her burdens. But life is not just a question of the past, and people are not simply the products of their worst experiences. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Granta Books London
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862074095
SKU
KRS0003810
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-6
About Marie Desplechin
Marie Desplechin was born in 1959 in Roubaix, Northern France and studied literature and journalism. Will Hobson is a contributing editor to Granta magazine.
Reviews for Sans Moi
"'This is an unexpected take on the au pair-from-hell scenario, beautifully done - honest, funny and, finally, deeply touching.' Aura 'Every so often you read a novel which causes you to machine-dye your preconceptions about relationships until the washed-out grey becomes a vivid, lipstick pink. In Sans Moi, a very big hit in France, Marie Desplechin achieves exactly that, through ... Read more