Justo antes de la felicidad

Synopsis of Justo antes de la felicidad

«Justo antes de la felicidad» is the contemporary novel by Agnès Ledig, published by Debolsillo in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).

Julie, a single mother and checkout girl, works to support her son Lulú. A customer, Paul, invites her to spend a few days on the Breton coast with his son Jérôme; she accepts with doubts, not knowing that this holiday will change her life. A novel about second chances, friendship and hope, with tenderness and fine humour.

Originally published as Juste avant le bonheur, it won the Prix Maison de la Presse 2013, an award from French booksellers. Translation by Isabel González-Gallarza Granizo.

For readers of contemporary fiction looking for moving novels about second chances, set in France and with optimistic characters.