by Frédérique Deghelt · Actes Sud Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782330010607
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«La grand-mère de Jade» is the novel by Frédérique Deghelt, published by Actes Sud Editions in paperback (400 pages, in French).
The novel follows Jade, a young journalist in Paris, who takes her grandmother Mamoune to live with her to prevent her from entering a care home. The elderly woman, a passionate reader, fills the flat with memories and conversations, and between the two a trusting relationship develops that helps Jade question her unanchored life and dare to write.
The work was originally published in 2009; this edition from the Babel collection came out in 2012. It received the Chronos and Solidarité prizes.
For readers of contemporary fiction seeking intimate stories about the bond between generations and the capacity to reinvent oneself.
