by Jane Hamilton · ISBN 9782352871378
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«Les herbes folles» is the novel by Jane Hamilton, published by Archipoche Editions in 2009 in paperback (343 pages, in French).
In Honey Creek, Illinois, Lucy grows up in the shadow of her brother Matt, her mother's favourite. After her father's abandonment and the war, she must cope with her mother's detachment and her love for Ruby, a man who only brings her disappointment. The novel follows her slow metamorphosis until she finds her own destiny.
The work was originally published in 1988 as «The Book of Ruth» and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award.
For book clubs and readers of literary and historical fiction focused on characters and family relationships.
