{"product_id":"9781911648703","title":"My Favourite","description":"Author: Sarah Jollien-Fardel\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911648703\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Indigo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 205\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970s Switzerland, high up in the Valais mountains, is a village where everyone knows everything, and no one says anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne learns from an early age to dodge her father\u0026amp;#x27;s abuse, but her mother and sister resign themselves to his brutality. One day when she is eight he attacks her viciously, angered by her self-assurance. Convinced that the village doctor will put an end to their nightmare, she is shocked by his silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom then on, Jeanne\u0026amp;#x27;s hatred of her father and her disgust at the doctor\u0026amp;#x27;s cowardice drive her on. At boarding school she experiences five years of respite, but is then triggered by an unbearable replica of the violence that started it all. Moving to Lausanne, unable to come to terms with her past and to engage fully with life, she nevertheless finds solace in the arms of lovers and in the waters of Lake Geneva, while further tragedy fuels her rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful novel about departure and return, of love, guilt and shame, and the paralysing effects of trauma. Sarah Jollien-Fardel forcefully describes the price to be paid for Jeanne\u0026amp;#x27;s hard-won emancipation, as history inexorably repeats itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is a remarkable debut.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLE MONDE DES LIVRES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is exceptional, moving and fierce, proud of its often elliptical style, reflecting its title.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIBRATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sarah Jollien-Fardel demonstrates her mastery and composure during the implacable outcome of events and human behaviour.'  L'EXPRESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poignant story, narrated with finesse and boldness.'  Nataliya Deleva, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857134440606,"sku":"ADS-9781911648703","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911648703.jpg?v=1779155683","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911648703","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}