Delphine de Vigan

J’ai pensé que le gamin était maltraité, j’y ai pensé très vite, peut-être pas les premiers jours mais pas longtemps après la rentrée, c’était quelque chose dans sa façon se tenir, de se soustraire au regard, je connais ça, je connais ça par cœur, une manière de se fondre dans le décor, de se laisser traverser par la lumière. Sauf qu’avec moi, ça ne marche pas

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The international award-winning story of two girls from different backgrounds, united in friendship

Parisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life—and that of her parents—all because of a school project about homeless teens. Whilst doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou bravely asks her parents if No can live with them, and is astonished when they agree. No’s presence forces Lou’s family to come to terms with a secret tragedy. But can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together when No’s own past comes back to haunt her

The pain of Lucile, my mother, was part of our childhood and later in our adult life, the pain of Lucile undoubtedly constitutes us, my sister and me, but any attempt at explanation is doomed to failure . Writing can do nothing, at most I can ask questions and interrogate memory.