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Madeleine

Format: Paperback

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À quarante ans, Madeleine vit seule, à Brest. Elle travaille comme agent immobilier, connaît quelques aventures, des « amours de passage », comme l’on dit, des hommes qui ne s’attachent pas, qu’elle aimerait bien retenir mais qui se contentent d’une fois, d’une petite fois avec elle et qui disparaissent. Un matin, elle reçoit un appel de Paris à l’agence. Un certain Castellot cherche des maisons dans la région. Il arrivera dès le lendemain. Lui va s’attacher à elle. Au début, Madeleine n’y croit pas vraiment, se raisonne, se dit que cet homme marié et père de famille ne reviendra jamais ni dans son lit ni dans sa Bretagne glacée. Elle se trompe. Castellot revient et, tandis que Madeleine décide qu’il est l’homme de sa vie, lui songe à en changer, de vie, de femme, de climat affectif.
On dit souvent qu’un bon roman, c’est la rencontre d’un auteur et d’un personnage. Pour son premier roman chez Stock, Amanda Sthers nous en livre deux, un homme et une femme qui n’avaient rien pour s’aimer ni se comprendre, que l’amour réunit, un amour impossible : un type comme Castellot ne devrait pas s’enterrer à Brest, se coucher dans des draps toujours froids, jamais secs. Tous deux semblent inconsolables mais ce n’est pas le même chagrin qui les étreint ni la même maladie. Celui ou celle qui se sortira le mieux de cette drôle d’aventure n’est évidemment pas celui qu’on croit.

Genre: Couples, Romans, nouvelles
Format: Paperback
Published: 2007
Pages: 162
Publisher: STOCK
ISBN: 9782234060791

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  • Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
  • Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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