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The American Promise

by Samuel Corvair, published on August 25, 2022 by Éditions Plon.


His favorite quote:

“Words are signals.

You have to know how to catch them.

And when you release them, they should stand up straight.

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Why this book?

  • Because released in the midst of the galloping tide

    of the current literary season, this first novel can be read as a real psychological thriller, unraveling marital relations and the toxicity of these, old and present.

  • Because endowed with a fluid style and really pleasant to read,

    one has the impression of reading the personal diary of the narrator, in the person of Dag.

  • Because written in the first person singular,

    we go inside his head to share his emotions, his feelings but also his fears of seeing his relationship self-destruct.

  • Because the tragedies will accumulate in a

    dangerous spiral leading to terrible disillusions, mainly for Dag who counted so much on his expatriation in the country which fascinated him so much.

  • Because the psychology of the different protagonists

    is finely crafted and the whole plot is properly tangible.

    Built and worked with agility, this book is ultimately a page-turner, worthy of the best thrillers or suspense novels.

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

In Paris, Dag meets Joyce, an American student who has come to study in the French capital, and falls madly in love with her.

Ready to do anything for her, he abandons his life in France and leaves to live what he believes to be his American Dream, except that the dream will not take the expected turn.

Characters.

Dag, the Frenchman.

Joyce, the American.

Warren, Joyce's ex-companion, jealous, in love, but above all dangerous.

Places.

Paris, but mainly the United States (California).

The time.

Contemporary, over a period of 30 years.

The author.

Samuel Corvair is a diplomat and musician.

With this first novel, he gives us his fantasized vision of the United States of yesterday and today through a moving love story that takes place over thirty years.

This book was read without

ever feeling any weakness in the writing or in the narration.

Very clever anyone who might suspect that it is a first novel.

The author, Samuel Corvair, already has many qualities even though his career as a writer is just beginning.

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