À l'abri de rien

Synopsis of À l'abri de rien

«À l'abri de rien» is the novel by Olivier Adam, published by Points in paperback (242 pages, in French).

Marie, a woman trapped in a life she no longer recognises as her own, moves through it with the feeling of belonging to nothing and no one. Olivier Adam explores solitude, family fractures and the need to start over in a place where security is only a possibility. A direct prose accompanies her awakening to a new awareness of herself.

Originally published in 2007 by Éditions de l'Olivier, the work arrives in this 2020 paperback edition from Points.

For readers of contemporary French fiction and intimate novels focused on the inner lives of characters.