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  • Location: Marseille

Vanda

Vanda

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2000s: A mother and her son against the world

  • ISBN: 978-1913394653
  • Translator: Katherine Gregor
  • Genre: Fiction

What you need to know before your trail

Set in Marseilles, this is the story of Vanda, a beautiful woman in her thirties, arms covered in tattoos, skin so dark that some take her for a North African. Vanda dreamt of being an artist; she became a cleaner in a psychiatric hospital. Devoted to her six-year-old son Noé, she lives with him in a derelict shed by the beach. “You and me against the rest of the world,” as she says.  But when Noé’s father Simon shows up after a seven-year absence, threatening the delicate balance of their lives, her suppressed rage finally explodes. The tension becomes unbearable, escalating to inevitable violence.

Travel Guide

Marseille and Vanda

A dark French tale this one set in sunny Marseille but the sun of the location is the only kind you will see here. A mother and her son live here where she works in a psychiatric hospital and by night she drinks and hangs out with unsuitable men.

Location is not strong here as the focus is on the characters and their dilemnas but you can see that this is  a nice place to life if only they had money and not so much stress.

 

Booktrail Boarding Pass:  Vanda

Destination : Marseille    Author/Guide: Marion Brunet    Departure Time: 2000s

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