Used book - Huit battements d'ailes, Laura Trompette

There are eight of them, from all backgrounds and walks of life. Among them, in India, little Sahana waits in the orphanage for her sister to come and pick her up. In Italy, 91-year-old Lucia has started digging out old boxes and singing on her balcony. Magali, a truck driver on the roads of France, discovers she's not alone in her cab. In Washington, Judy, the White House spokesperson,

receives a strange anonymous message, while in Berlin, Kirsten doesn't know that her screams have alerted the neighbor through the wall... At first glance, everything separates them. And yet, in the space of 24 hours, as the world comes to a standstill, their destinies will intertwine and their lives will be irrevocably linked.

A powerful novel, which rings out like a hymn to sisterhood and humanity.

"Powerful, remarkable, breathtaking. You won't forget these characters." France Dimanche "A range of emotions that cannot leave one indifferent, strong and topical themes, brilliantly defended by the author."

20 Minutes Laura Trompette has been writing since childhood and is now a novelist and screenwriter. She has published nine novels, successfully exploring different literary genres. Her work is imbued with the themes that are dear to her: the unfailing bond between humans and animals, ecology, but also the exploration of human relationships, grief and resilience.