Books by Véronique Olmi
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review 1: A schizophrenic woman takes her two boys to the sea for one last time. Even knowing from the back cover that this book would have a devastating end, it is the journey that intrigued me. To see her crumbling thoughts and emotions that got her there. It is a very sad and tragic ...
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review 1: Endeavor to breathe through this one. My initial reaction was to give this 4 stars, but the only reason I could find for not giving it 5 is the very reason it deserved it -- it is hauntingly, searingly, heartbreaking. Extremely raw. Beautifully written, beautifully told. Arguabl...
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review 1: This novella about a woman struggling with mental health problems and looking after her two young boys hurts. The mother decides that everyone should see the sea at least once in their lives, so takes her boys out of school and on a trip to the seaside. She tries, but everything ...
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review 1: Die Begegnung einer Frau und eines Mannes aus grundverschiedenen Milieus führt zu einer kurzen, heftigen Affäre beider. Von Suzanne, der Klavierstimmerin, und dem Pariser Immobilienmakler Serge würde mancher nur eine rein geschäftliche Beziehung erwarten. Auf ihr erstes flüchtige...