Olivia Ruiz, between song and novel

Singer and novelist Olivia Ruiz. © J.-C. Lattès

By: Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint

Olivia Ruiz is a writer, composer and performer. Of Spanish origin, she grew up in Marseillette. Three of her grandparents fled the civil war, but never talked about it. From this silence, was born his first novel "The chest of drawers of colors", published by JC Lattès.

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Cover of the 1st novel by singer Olivia Ruiz © JC Lattès

"On the death of her grandmother, a young woman inherits the intriguing dresser that has fueled all her little girl's fantasies. For one night, she will open her ten drawers and unwind the thread of life Rita, her Abuela, revealing the secrets that sealed the fate of four generations of indomitable women, between Spain and France, from the Franco dictatorship to the present day. " (Presentation of JC Lattès editions )

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