Douro Editions "Through reading, we become absent from ourselves and our own lives." Alphonse Karr
Sometimes we let a few words escape from our imagination, ending up on paper, and then seal them away in a book, just for the pleasure of seeing them transform into a story. So, just once in your life, haven't you felt a strong desire to taste them?
So, to encourage you to do so, I'll give you a few ideas. Thus, some of these stories smell of nature and painting, humor, drafts, and even diesel. Others take us back to the landing of 1944, but with a taste of fraternity, or the void of existence to be filled, the tragic elements of the history of humanity, music, and even silence. In short, tastes are multiple... And if tastes and colors are not discussed, they can be read.
In the years 1830-32, the nation remained divided between republicans, royalists, and those nostalgic for Napoleon. And above all, whether in Paris, Montmirail, or La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, the country was still not at peace. Moreover, France had to face a terrible cholera epidemic. It was in this climate that Adelaide and Victor grew up. But all this was nothing! Because, faced with two suspicious deaths and embezzlement, a new adventure would begin in which they would have to quickly grow up, forget their dreams, and join forces. Fortunately for them, these two young people had strong-willed ancestors. A father, Alexis, a former captain in the Napoleonic army, and two different mothers, but with the same first name: Elisabeth. One was a spy under the empire and also worked for the Carbonari. The other fled Alabama in a strange way to return to Montmirail, her hometown. In this novel, the spell is complete, the irony is often present, love is never far away, just like death. Also, the teenagers will have to delve into a plan from a murky past, flocking to an unpredictable truth that will allow them to unmask one or more murderers. But, in fact, what is really happening in this family and its loved ones?New paragraph
Could we find common ground between a priest who fell in love with a Zola novel, a soldier in love during the First World War, an unlucky cyclist on the side of a road, a photographer lost near the Calanques de Piana, a young thug hiding with his girlfriend, a megalomaniac night eater, and even a piano who feels exiled on a train platform? Nothing at first glance! Except that if you dig a little deeper, in their daily lives all these protagonists dream of something else. And, ultimately, their dreams will lead them to discover some tastes of love, banal, excessive, or delicious depending on the times and situations. And even if, since the dawn of time, this feeling has been cooked in all sauces, in the games of love, it always remains chained to the things said, and in all the things that we do or not do... Thus, in these stories, each character will, in their own way, approach the shores of Love, as a benevolent or merciless actor, as a simple spectator, to extract from it sweet, sugary, even sour, acidic and burning flavors. And sometimes, they will get lost there...