Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up too! Find out more here.
The English edition will be published on June 4, 2024. The premise pulled me into this book. This will be a first-time author for me. This story intrigues me, and I am looking forward to reading this. This was first published on May 4, 2015 in French.
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Premise
Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and her cousin Jules since the death of her parents. As a nursing assistant at a retirement home, she spends much of her days listening to her residents’ stories.Â
After bonding with HĂ©lène, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps HĂ©lène to relive her memories of love and war, HĂ©lène encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past, and the loss she keeps buried deep within.Â
One day, a mysterious phone detailing a shocking revelation shakes the retirement home to its core. At once humorous and melancholic, Valérie Perrin’s novel depicts the consequences of undeclared love and, in her inimitable way, portrays once again how the past is never really past.
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