Melissa Da Costa takes us to see them in New Zealand

Ann “Roenabucken”, BloggerAnd Book designer And contributor from the reading group wrote 20 minuteswe advise “Women from the end of the world” to Melissa Da Costapublished on March 1, 2023 by Éditions Albin Michel.

His favorite quote:

If you are wondering what we do like that, apart from men, I will tell you: we watch our own little world, and we watch each other. This is what women all over the world do…

Why this book?

• Because this book is a trip to New Zealand And we really feel like we’re there. The author tells us about the treasures of this country, whether its animals or plants. Its landscapes that it describes so well for us, these legends that surround everything connected with the country.
• Because it is above all a story of women, Three exceptional women, like warriors, confront the hardships of life, the harsh climate of the Gulf. It is their solidarity that allows them to face all of this.
• Because I was bewitched by Maori legends that we were told. I thought it added a lot to the story. She also tells us about their traditions, their proverbs, their ways of seeing life and above all respect for nature.
• Because Melissa Da Costa raises important topics in this book. Parts of the heroine’s past, that make you think, that make you want to exist, to live, and an ode to freedom. It also shows us what nature can offer man, and that the beauty of nature can help rebuild us.
• Because emotions are powerful and magical. The story of these women can just touch your heart. The author has an incredible sensitivity that plunges us into the heart of her heroine’s soul. We are with them through thick and thin, in the heart of darkness or in the light that sunset over the Gulf brings to this beautiful country.

The basics in two minutes

the plot. Fleur drops everything to pack her bags on the other side of the world, at a campsite in New Zealand. She is welcomed by Autumn and her daughter Millie, the owners of the camp where she will work for a few hours in exchange for lodging. She will try to leave her demons behind.

Characters. Fleur who has just arrived at the camp, and who, with her guilt and demons, has arrived from Paris. Autumn, the eldest, who looks after the camp, the one who has already lived a lot and who brings wisdom to the girls. Millie, daughter of Autumn, daughter of the Bay.

websites. New Zealand, or rather the Gulf of Gorio, is in the very south of the country. Where the climate is harsh, where nature dominates.

the time. Our time.

Author. Melissa da Costa, the new star of the French novel. She has five novels carried away by booksellers and acclaimed by the press, which have conquered millions of readers.

This book has been read with Melissa Da Costa handles a lot of emotions with finesse. Either pretty or darker. I was swept up in a whirlwind of emotions and felt like I was in New Zealand alongside these three exceptional women.

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