Les Carnets de Martine Faustin, a newly published book, offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager in the 1970s. The notebooks, written between 1974 and 1976 by Martine Faustin, were recovered after 45 years and are now available to the public. At the time, Martine was a boarder at the Saint Paul Institution in Thiviers, Dordogne, where she documented her friendships, first love, feelings of anger, and longing for freedom. These personal reflections, written when she was between 14 and 16 years old, provide a direct and unfiltered view of her experiences during her time at the boarding school. Martine herself rediscovered the notebooks in 2021, having forgotten they even existed. After their rediscovery, she worked closely with Marion Renauld, a poet, to prepare the notebooks for publication. Martine annotated the original text and wrote a preface and a postface, adding her own reflections and insights. This collaborative effort ensured that the voice of the teenager remained central to the work, while also providing context and depth to the original writings. The project began during an artistic residency in 2022, when Martine met Marion Renauld through the Compagnie Ouïe-Dire, a cultural organization known for its creative initiatives. After reading the notebooks, Renauld proposed their publication through Ouïe-Dire Editions, a publishing house associated with the company. The book combines the raw, personal entries from Martine’s diary with a narrative of transmission, capturing both her voice and the process of bringing her words to light. An excerpt from Les Carnets de Martine Faustin will be published on 16 October, offering readers a taste of the teenager’s thoughts and emotions from her time at the Saint Paul Institution. The publication marks a significant moment in preserving the personal history of a young woman whose voice had been silenced for decades, now given a new platform through the efforts of Martine, Marion Renauld, and the Compagnie Ouïe-Dire.