Rose told Lou: we must still believe in happiness. She has always had the gift of bringing joy from almost nothing. A pretty landscape, a beautiful light, the scent of a peony, the taste of dark chocolate caught with the tongue on the whisk, a good meal, a burst of laughter that brings tears, breathing deeply, dancing, playing… These are the small doses of happiness to practise every day. That is what one must hold on to.
A portraitist of great delicacy and a keen analyst of couple and family life, on which she casts a gaze as tender as it is sharp, Laure Manel has no equal in offering us magnificent reflections on existence. After the huge success of “La Mélancolie du kangourou”, she brings us news of the endearing trio Rose, Antoine and Lou. Although they have led a happy life for several years, a shadow hangs over them, threatening their felicity…

Themes: Blended family, Love, Illness, Death, Slice of life

Goodreads: 4.08