Short and Satisfying Book Club "A Woman's Battles and Transformations"

117 S. Pineapple Ave.,Sarasota FL 34236

17 May, 2023

Description

The Short and Satisfying Book Club is for those looking for a shorter read that is ripe for discussion. May’s selection is A Woman's Battles and Transformations by Édouard Louis, a portrait of the author's mother by the acclaimed writer of the international bestsellers The End of Eddy and History of Violence.We will meet in person at our store location at 117 S. Pineapple Ave. The book club is $20 which includes a copy of A Woman's Battles and Transformations to be picked up at Bookstore1 any time before our meeting.About A Woman's Battles and Transformations:Late one night, Édouard Louis got a call from his forty-five-year-old mother: “I did it. I left your father.” Suddenly, she was free. A Woman's Battles and Transformations is the searing and sympathetic story of one woman’s escape: of mothers and sons, of history and heartbreak, of politics and power. It reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives—and with the possibility of escape. Sharp, short, and fine as a needle, it is a necessary addition to the work of Édouard Louis, “one of France’s most widely read and internationally successful novelists” (The New York Times Magazine). About the author:Édouard Louis is the author of the international bestsellers The End of Eddy and History of Violence as well as the nonfiction book Who Killed My Father. Compared to Jean Genet by The Paris Review, his work deals with sexuality, class, and violence. Louis was born Eddy Bellegeule in the working-class village of Hallencourt in northern France, and he attended the École Normale Supérieure and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. ............................................................................................................... All signed up and unable to go? Please let us know! Seating is limited and there may be people on our waitlist who would like to take your place. Please send an email to [email protected] ASAP and hopefully we'll see you next time. Click here to go to the Bookstore1Sarasota website.