Used Book – Desires, Irène Frain

This is the novel of all desires. The desire for love of Trendy, a biologist enamored with science and reason, for Judith, a young painter who, immediately after giving herself to him, leaves him... The desire for power of the Commander, whom no one has ever been able to resist. The desire for evil and good, at the heart of a disturbing era. Before Trendy unfolds a gallery of characters bound by obscure destinies and irrational passions. He will have to choose between the desires that draw him towards darkness and those that pull him towards light. Desires: a magical novel, by the author of The Nabob. Love, revenge, magic, secrets, passions lead a witches' sabbath of all devils... and all she-devils! Jean Chalon, Le Figaro. Strange, captivating, exciting characters (...) The text exudes that timeless scent from which enchanting vapors emanate. Annette Colin-Simard, Le Journal du dimanche.