Genre: Fiction
Translated from French,
the story follows the life of Jerome, a divorced father whose daughter is
suffering the loss of her boyfriend, who was killed in a motorcycle
accident. While trying to help her cope,
Jerome must also face his own childhood ghosts, that of being a foundling, and
the mystery thereof. He befriends a
retired policeman and together they gather more information on his adoptive
parents and investigate his daughter’s dead boyfriend.
Although the ending was
a bit placid [for lack of a better word] the story line was strong throughout
the novel. The mystery and suspense, as
well as the relationships between the various characters keeps you curious and
entertained and needing to read more. Regarding
the ending, I can’t help but wonder if anything was lost in the process of
translation. Something small and subtle
like the emphasis or nuance on certain words, which may have played an
important role in making the ending seem more alive. All in all I rather enjoyed this book and
hope to find more of Desarthe’s works translated to English. I would happily recommend this book to any one wanting to read something different.
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