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Sunlight Hours: Three women united by the secrets of a river . . .
By (Author) Caroline Caugant
Translated by Jackie Smith
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton
28th July 2020
23rd July 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Second World War fiction
Fiction in translation
843.92
Paperback
240
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 28mm
300g
Thirty-something Parisian artist Billie is working towards her next exhibition when she receives the news that her mother, with whom she has had no contact for years, has drowned in the river near her nursing home. In an attempt to understand the circumstances of her death, she returns to V, the village where she grew up in the parched, sun-drenched hills above the Mediterranean.
When she arrives there, Billie finds herself reliving memories of another river drowning, 20 years earlier, memories she had tried to obliterate. What happened to Billie's dear friend Lila back then, at the age of 16, and why is Billie stalked by guilt Sunlight Hours paints a picture of three generations of women, united by the secrets of a river.A paticularly well-done opus which marries sharp writing, narrative depth and an original subject - L'Express (France)
The book's strings are pulled one by one to unfurl untold secrets, and, like a thriller, the book becomes impossible to put down - Femmes Magazine (Luxembourg)After modern literature studies at the Sorbonne, Caroline Caugant decided to become a writer, in parallel to her work as a graphic designer. She lives in Paris.