Le coeur battant de nos mères

Synopsis of Le coeur battant de nos mères

«Le cœur battant de nos mères» is the literary fiction novel by Brit Bennett, published by J'ai lu in paperback (384 pages, in French).

After losing her mother at seventeen, Nadia hides an abortion and leaves the Black religious community she grew up in. Nadia separates from Luke, her lover, and from Aubrey, her best friend. Years later, on a scholarship at an elite university, Nadia reunites with Luke and Aubrey; the secret of the past weighs on all three for a decade.

Translation by Jean Esch; Brit Bennett's English original, 'The Mothers', was published in 2016.

Aimed at readers of contemporary literary fiction and book clubs; a coming-of-age novel about friendship, community, and the transition to adulthood.