by Elizabeth Strout · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782259191791
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«Amy et Isabelle» is the novel by Elizabeth Strout, published by Librairie Plon in paperback (364 pages, in French).
Isabelle, 34, and Amy, 16, are mother and daughter living alone in New England. Their life together becomes unbearable when Isabelle discovers that Amy has fallen in love with her maths teacher. The novel explores the bonds of friendship and rivalry between women.
First novel by Elizabeth Strout, originally published in 1998; this French edition appeared in 2000. Nominated for the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
For readers of literary fiction and novels about family relationships; also a common choice for book clubs.
Elizabeth Strout is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and her experiences in her youth served as inspiration for her novels—the fictional "Shirley Falls, Maine" is the setting of four of her ten novels.
