My Favourite

Sarah Jollien-Fardel (Author), Holly James (Translator)

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English

The Indigo Press
17 October 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Romance; Domestic violence; Gay & Lesbian studies

In 1970s Switzerland, high up in the Valais mountains, is a village where everyone knows everything, and no one says anything.

Jeanne learns from an early age to dodge her father's abuse, but her mother and sister resign themselves to his brutality. One day when she is eight he attacks her viciously, angered by her self-assurance. Convinced that the village doctor will put an end to their nightmare, she is shocked by his silence.

From then on, Jeanne's hatred of her father and her disgust at the doctor's cowardice drive her on. At boarding school she experiences five years of respite, but is then triggered by an unbearable replica of the violence that started it all. Moving to Lausanne, unable to come to terms with her past and to engage fully with life, she nevertheless finds solace in the arms of lovers and in the waters of Lake Geneva, while further tragedy fuels her rage.

My Favourite is a powerful novel about departure and return, of love, guilt and shame, and the paralysing effects of trauma. Sarah Jollien-Fardel forcefully describes the price to be paid for Jeanne's hard-won emancipation, as history inexorably repeats itself.

'This book is a remarkable debut.'

LE MONDE DES LIVRES

'My Favourite is exceptional, moving and fierce, proud of its often elliptical style, reflecting its title.'

LIBRATION

'Sarah Jollien-Fardel demonstrates her mastery and composure during the implacable outcome of events and human behaviour.'

L'EXPRESS

'A poignant story, narrated with finesse and boldness.'

Nataliya Deleva, author of Arrival and Four Minutes

By: Sarah Jollien-Fardel (Author)
Translated by: Holly James (Translator)
Imprint: The Indigo Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781911648703
ISBN 10: 1911648705
Pages: 205
Publication Date: 17 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Jollien-Fardel was born in 1971, she grew up in a village in the Hrens district of Valais (Switzerland). She lived in Lausanne for several years before moving back to her home canton with her husband and two sons. She became a journalist while in her thirties, and has written for numerous local and national newspapers. The places she knows and loves are the focal points of her debut novel, Sa Prfre. Holly James is a British literary translator based in Paris.

Reviews for My Favourite

'A remarkable debut.' LE MONDE DES LIVRES 'Exceptional, moving and fierce, proud of its often elliptical style, reflecting its title.' LIBÉRATION 'Jollien-Fardel demonstrates her mastery and composure during the implacable outcome of events and human behaviour.' L'EXPRESS 'A poignant story, narrated with finesse and boldness.' Nataliya Deleva, author of Arrival and Four Minutes