helgamharb 's review for:

Une femme by Annie Ernaux
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4.5

Il me semble que j'écris sur ma mère pour, à mon tour, la mettre au monde.

-I believe I am writing about my mother because it is my turn to bring her into the world.


In this earnest, heartfelt and touching memoir, Ernaux sketches her mother one line at a time; her weaknesses as well as her virtues.

My mother died...

She writes about her mother because she is the only woman who really meant something to her.

I shall never hear the sound of her voice again. It was her voice, together with her words, her hands, and her way of moving and laughing, which linked the woman I am to the child I once was.

I wish I could have written about my own mother in such a beautiful and affectionate way.