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The twelve months of Mary
The twelve months of Mary
Marie Chantal Perron
hands free
“I know Marie-Chantal and from the start I was like, ‘Wow, she’s really, really sincere.’ She is very clear about who she is, her character, her personality.I was a mother-in-law to a little boy for seven years and reading the book it was like it legitimized the sense of pain, sadness that I had [quand je me suis séparée]. It is really beautiful what she wrote, it resonates in the hearts of many mothers-in-law. Her book made me feel like I was living my own grief at being a mother-in-law. And it’s very, very well written. »
The cigar on the edge of the lips
The cigar on the edge of the lips
Akim Gagnon
the wick
“We’re in a completely trashy register here. Quebec Bukowski. He gets drunk, he tears himself to pieces… This guy was a director and he did the 100 takes; but eventually he got so tired that he decided to start writing. Your book is irresistible. It took me back to when I arrived in Montreal, I was 21 and living with four people in a roommate. At that age we’re always in bars, we do drugs, we drink, we go far with our bodies to feel alive. […] There is something very liberating about it that at the same time evokes great despair. And the mix of everything is very nice. »
I will go and dig up my father
I will go and dig up my father
Catherine Larochelle
Quebec America
“I’m in the early stages of this book because I just received it. It’s written more like a dialogue, a bit closer to a play – and Catherine comes from a theater background. There is more discussion than prose. I really like this way of writing and it’s sure to join me because it’s a girl my age. It’s his first novel. She had a child and it brings her back to her youth. I like to dive into this book. It’s autofiction and reveals itself in a very candid way. »