Used Book – Eclats de voies, Françoise Delsuc

Françoise DELSUC presents a very varied range of lives in this collection.

From the priest to the spider, from the little girl to a rabbit dish, from the retiree to the young father, from the lover to the assassin, from tombstone to tombstone, from hand games to villainous games... the author draws us into these relentless falls, often dark, sometimes humorous or tender.

The sixteen texts are sharply written, crafted with musical precision according to the theme. One even finds, at times, hints of poetry.

Summary of the 16 short stories:

1. What kind of mother is this who panics at a gust of wind and tries to protect her little ones?

2. Anxious letter from a young man to his mother.

3. The rabbit dish served at the table brings back memories for a father.

4. A young girl holds her father's hand in front of a tomb… and confesses.

5. A man in love regains consciousness in a room, dazed, hands covered in blood... 6. Dialogue – or monologue? – with a housewife whose husband has recently retired.

7. The ocean poetically but violently calls out to a suicidal woman.

8. Secretly, he watches her get ready: she is beautiful, he loves her madly...

9. A very young father takes advantage of the privacy of his room to confide in his wife, in front of the cradle, what worries him about his new role.