a nutshell: set in Paris but sprawling across Central Europe, this teen fiction (written by a Luxembourger teenager) follows a young girl whose heart is pulled in different directions
a line: “Or did you develop a tolerance for sadness, like a drug, and need larger and larger doses to produce the same effect?”
an image: there were many reminders of my adolescence in this novel, with some poignant chapters in which the main character immersed herself in books (& berries) to escape teen turmoil
a thought: it was so refreshing to read a book with a happy ending – I hadn’t realised how much I needed to dip into this unrefined yet enjoyable book
a fact: aged 16 when she wrote this, Leader is the youngest author I’ve read so far for this project – this is her first (semi-autobiographical) novel
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I don’t think I’ve ever read anything from Luxembourg – and certainly not by a 16-year-old! This sounds very interesting and having a happy ending (which I don’t always like) does appeal particularly at the moment.
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