The feminist literary season: 5 shocking novels not to be missed

The feminist literary season: 5 shocking novels not to be missed

We have heard a lot about the mastodons Virginie Despentes or Amélie Nothomb. However, this literary season has a good number of feminist gems that we wouldn’t want to miss. Here are the favorite novels of female booksellers.

In this literary season, Lose continues the series of articles dedicated to advice from female booksellers feminists. This time it is Annabelle Chauvet and Juliette Debrix who open the doors of their library to us. A book and a cup of tea. Here are theirs novels favorites.

The stubborn lifeJuliette Rousseau

Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful books of this literary season ! Juliette Rousseau, editor and journalist, delivery a hybrid, intimate, poetic and moving story On mourning for his sister.

The sadness and love she has for him are impressive. Through this story, he also tells the line of women who make up his family. Bright !

The feminist literary season: 5 shocking novels not to be missed

The swimming lineJulie Otsuka

Alice is getting old, soon she will no longer be able to swim, her passion. Her daughter realizes that she has to put her mother in a retirement home.

With tenderness, humor and a touch of social criticismJulie Otsuka offers us a new book beautiful on old agesucceeding the magnificent novel “Some had never seen the sea“.

the swim line

Keep your tonguePolina Panasenko

What a feather! Lively, fun and political !

We like this first novel worn by Polina Panasenko on the weight of words in everyday life when, like her, we emigrated from Russia to France and we have been forced to change his name be “integrated”. A talented young author to follow!

hold your tongue

Miss GiuseppinaMargaret Wilkerson-Sexton

Despite three generations separated them, Joséphine and Ava experience racism in their daily life in the USA.

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s young pen is glowing, strong and punchy! In love with these portraits of women, committed and spiritual !

Miss Giuseppina

The coming stormLouise Mey

Mila lives with her mother in a hidden village where only women live and children. One day, a man shows up to help renovate the barn.

Mila is suspicious and uses her animal senses to detect the real intentions of the man. thriller in this Excellent novel for teenagers From 14 years old!

the storm

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