An English summer -
From the authors of the books
Favorite readings can be shared.
Our community recommends a new book to you every day.
Today, “An English Summer” by Marc Desaubliaux, published on September 22, 2020 by Éditions Des Authors des livres.
Thibaut "LecturesB", new contributor to the
20 Minutes
Books
reading group
, recommends
Un été anglais
by Marc Desaubliaux, published on September 22, 2020 by Éditions Des Auteurs des livres.
Her favorite quote:
You flew too close to the sun and you burned yourself; it was you who made me a creature of ashes.
Why this book?
Because it made me think of
A Summer 42
or
The Laureate
through
the love and desire that a 15 year old can have for an attractive 40 year old woman.
Because it was a pleasure to go back to the 1960s
in England.
The author offers us a perfect description of the places of this period.
A perfectly mastered architectural flashback accompanied by the unique atmosphere that we could feel at that time.
Because I have read
Two Boys Without a Story
, another novel
by this author, and I really like the way he writes.
His stories are often rooted in adolescence and the experiences that come with it and I find that he has a very humanistic and understanding view of youth.
Because the “So British” spirit is superbly described.
Atmosphere of the time, clothes, music, places… One has the impression of being there, because the descriptions are always well detailed.
Because I loved the end,
but I won't say more because it's a secret ...
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
The plot.
Fabrice, in November 2009, is 56 years old and lives alone in Paris.
One evening, he found a letter from England in his mail.
Immediately, he recognizes the writing and the signature: Margaret Crown.
She asks him to come and join her in the family mansion of Langley Manor… Margaret Crown, this woman whom he knew many years before and who keeps a secret within her… And to think that Fabrice thought he had left this story where it must have been, in the distant past ...
Characters.
Fabrice, Margaret Crown.
Places.
England in the vicinity of Oxford.
The time.
In 2009 with flashbacks in the 1960s.
The author.
Marc Desaubliaux is a Parisian author born April 13, 1953.
This book was read with
awe and relief.
We are afraid for this teenager whom we doubt that he will recover from the feelings and the desire he feels for a woman much older than him, but we are quickly relieved and we get excited over the reading ...
Buy this book on the Fnac website
Do you want to recommend a book that you particularly liked? Join our community by clicking here
20 minutes of context
Some of the links in this article are sponsored.
Every time you buy a book through one of them, we get a commission which helps us pay our bills.
To avoid any conflict of interest, we have adopted the following method:
1. The contributors to the section choose their books, write their files and their reviews in complete independence, without worrying about any links that will be added.
2. The links are added a posteriori, each time we find the recommended product on one of our partner platforms.
Thanks in advance to everyone who clicks!
Book sheet 20 Minutes