(I am reviewing the English Edition, published by Serpent's Tail, rather than the French Edition)Let's get the negatives out of the way quickly because this is an important little book that might have got the honour of five stars if its faults had been more sincerely addressed by its Editors.It h...
IT’S NOT GETTING better, not even staying the same. She’d been sure, from experience, that every time she got too near the brink, she’d be able to swerve away. But this time, she’s out of control: Look, no hands. All the warning lights are flashing in vain, and she senses that people are alarmed—...
I check the time on my mobile: we stayed three hours at Valentine’s mother’s place. There were times I wanted to shake her, to hurry her up a bit. The Hyena stops, in the middle of the pavement, and looks round, puzzled. ‘This is where we left the car.’ ‘You must be wrong.’ All the streets look a...
C'est dommage que Nadine ne soit pas là, elles pourraient causer pipe, avec ou sans rouge à lèvres, ça change tout. Ses cheveux dégoulinent sur ses épaules en boucles molles. Elle a laissé son empreinte de rouge à lèvres sur le mégot et sur le bord du verre. Une fois, Lakim lui avait dit: «T'es l...