A novel revisits a tragic past

Twenty years after Marco's death, four friends return to San Felice, a village in the Dolomites, where their lives changed forever during a summer when five teenagers became four. Valentina, now known as Nina, returns to the village she vowed never to see again, only to find her past catching up with her before she even sets foot on the ground.

A novel's opening memory

Delphine Borelli's novel Ici, personne ne m'appelle Valentina opens on a terrible memory, that of the last swim. The novel explores the bonds that unite childhood friends, even when time and unspoken words have distanced them.

A story with shifting perspectives

The story alternates perspectives and eras, revealing that the characters did not live the same story, even when they were together. The success of the novel lies largely in its dialogues, with humor accompanying sorrow.

Publication details

The novel will be published by City Editions on November 4, with 336 pages and a price of 19.90 €. Other notable literary releases include The Crier by Camilla Läckberg, which opens in suffocation with a young girl struggling to understand what is happening to her. The novel will be released on October 8.

More new releases

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky, translated by Gilles Goullet, begins with a wake-up after thirty years of interstellar sleep and will be released on November 4. The Heart of the Child by Laure de Rivières explores the vertigo of adoption and the beliefs each character holds about the other.

International and historical settings

Checkpoint China by Diego, a Franco-Spanish correspondent in Beijing, will be released on November 5. The Mask of Silence by an unnamed author, set in the 1970s and the dark years of Francoism, will be published on October 26. George Michael is a genius by Sathnam Sanghera, published by Séguier, explores the life of the pop singer and will be released on October 26.

Biographical and thematic releases

Sanseverino recounts his life will be published on November 4, detailing the French musician's career and influences. Pier Paolo Pasolini: the last hours of a filmmaker at the heart of an investigation by Angela De Napoli will be released on October 25. Walking near the eggs by Gaspard Amée explores identity quest, self-construction, and the bonds that unite generations.

Other diverse themes

Bike, walk, scooters: what books say about our new mobilities examines the transformation of urban mobility. From his birth to his death, the king Arthur told by the Pléiade gathers the great scenes of his existence and the account of his disappearance. The Lady of Plants by Yuhui is a jubilant thriller set in a residential district of Dosan, in a small town in South Korea.