Soft in the head
Roger, Marie-Sabine, 1957-2016
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A humorous, heartwarming story follows the intellectually dim-witted 45-year-old Germain as he meets and slowly gets to know 85-year-old Margueritte, who sits in the park every day watching the pigeons and reading. She speaks to him as an equal, something his friends rarely do, and reads to him, sparking in him a previously undiscovered interest in books and reading. When she reveals to Germain that she is starting to lose her eyesight to macular degeneration, he is inspired for the first time in his life to work at reading so that he can read fluently to his new friend.
Main title:
Soft in the head / Marie-Sabine Roger ; translated by Frank Wynne.
Imprint:
London : Pushkin, 2016.London : Pushkin, 2016.
Collation:
250 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781782271581 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
1563679