A novel inspired by Little Women, set around MANCHESTER
Summer of Reckoning
Location(s): Provence
Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
Era(s): Modern
Winner of the prestigious French mystery prize 2018 Grand Prix de Littérature policière.
A psychological thriller set in the Luberon, a touristic French region that evokes holidays in magnificent pool-adorned villas. For those who live there year-round, it often means stifling poverty and boredom. Two teenage sisters have grown up in a world where the main distractions are hatred of Arabs and booze. When Celine, 16, discovers she is pregnant and refuses to divulge her lover’s identity, her father embarks on a mission of revenge. A dark and upsetting account of an ailing society, filled with silent and murderous rage.
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