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Anne-So Echos de Mots, youth literary blogger and contributor to the reading group "20 Minutes Books", recommends Toffee et Moi by Sarah Crossan, published on June 17, 2020 by Éditions Rageot.
His favorite quote:
"Even a simple thing, you manage to miss it," he said.
I'm doing my best, I said.
He raised his hand when I answered, and then he changed his mind.
You don't help me love you, you know, Allie.
There were times when he felt sorry. "
Why this book?
- Because Sarah Crossan is decidedly the queen of romances in free verse, overwhelming with emotion, delicately translated by the talented Clémentine Beauvais (author of Songe à la Douceur ).
- Because Toffee and Me is the story of a wonderful encounter between two broken heroines. The first is Allison; a teenage girl on the run, fleeing from a toxic and terribly violent father. The second is an old woman with dementia living alone. Two generations that collide and two solitudes that support each other.
- Because the relationship between Allison and Marla is tinged with a sweetness sublimated by the writing of Sarah Crossan. It's beautiful, tender and somewhere, as simple as evidence.
- Because this sweetness is contrasted by the violence it harbors. The two heroines are fighters, each in their own way; cashing without giving back while having the strength to come out of their trials.
- Because Toffee et Moi is a magnificent work. If it were music, it would be one of those classic and timeless works that inhabit the heart and that live fully rather than just being listened to. Between the so recognizable pen of Sarah Crossan and its devastating themes, this novel is one of those that leave an imprint on the lives of its readers.
The essential in 2 minutes
The intrigue. Allison has run away from home and has nowhere to go. She finds refuge with Marla, a woman who thinks she recognizes her and who nevertheless calls her "Toffee". Allison tries to forget, Marla wants to remember. So, time to heal from her wounds, the young woman agrees to be Toffee.
Characters. Allison is a young woman who grew up in a violent home and decides to run away from her father. Marla is a middle-aged woman, slowly losing touch with reality.
Places. The novel takes place mainly in Cornwall.
The time. The story takes place today.
The author. Sarah Crossan is an Irish author with a degree in philosophy, literature and literary creation, noted for her novels Inseparable , Swimming Pool and Moon Brothers.
This book was read with pleasure by Anne-So Echos de Mots, blogger specializing in children's and teenage literature. “For me, reading can be as much a personal pleasure in which one runs to take refuge as an excuse to exchange and meet other readers. I am a lover of words always interested in new discoveries. "
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