Fiction
La boutique
by Eliana Bouchard
Description
At the core of this new novel is a boutique, a spacious place full of light where objects and clothes are given new life; the layout and architecture of the space feature both Eastern and Western details. The two owners have very different personalities: Nina, whose husband committed suicide in the aftermath of the US financial crash, is vulnerable and unsettled;
Teresa, Jewish and married to a Spanish cello player that gives her confidence and comfort, is balanced and determined. The boutique sees an entire world of people coming and going through its doors, and the relationships that start there soon complicate themselves, showing the signs of a transient and ever changing universe. The boutique also becomes a meeting point for the cast of characters that regularly spends time there – a career woman, a strong-minded housewife, an ex workman, a frustrated father and a cheating gay man –, a place where they can play out affections, jealousy, betrayals, hopes and disappointments.
When Ibrahim, an Afghan tailor, attempts to declare his love for high-maintenance Nina, even the most ill matched couple will show a determination to change, a flicker of hope for a better world.
Tags
More Information
Marketing Information
Her historical novel “Louise. Canzone senza pause” was shortlisted at the Campiello award in 2008.
Reviews
“A light and sophisticated style, devoid of stereotypes and clichés.”
Silvana Mazzocchi, La Repubblica, Robinson
“Eliana Bouchard’s prose is gracious and charming; she does not even try to copy the spoken
language, she makes a point of creating a distance from it. (…) In the last page, we find one of
the most beautiful love statements of the most recent Italian fiction.”
Filippo La Porta, Il Sole 24 ore
“A fascinating and tense novel from beginning to end.”
Antonia Arslan, Famiglia Cristiana
“Bouchard’s pages, with their linguistic clarity and measured style, are the result of observing
humanity’s many facets, an unrelenting and complex act, even more so when it abstains from
the obtrusiveness of judgment.”
Massimo Raffaeli, La Repubblica, Il Venerdì
“Eliana Bouchard has the patience of a jaguar, of someone that can spot a face on a fingernail. The
author of Louise, a beautiful and bewildering historical novel, she is a quiet and “chamber” writer.
One thing is certain: Bouchard is better than an Elena Ferrante whatsoever.”
Davide Brullo, Il Giornale
“The boutique is a microcosm, a place where our society's uncertainties and all the matters that
shake today’s world cross paths.”
Anna Maria Merlo, Il manifesto
Author Biography
Eliana Bouchard was born in Rorà, in the Waldenses Valleys close to the French border.
She lives and works in Rome. She sings in a baroque music choir. Her previous titles
published by Bollati Boringhieri are: Louise. Canzone senza pause (2007) and La mia unica
amica (2013).
TM.Literary Agency
Tiziana Marzano è specializzata nella rappresentanza internazionale dei diritti per autori, agenzie letterarie ed editori di tutto il mondo per i bestseller di saggistica, narrativa, libri per bambini e fumetti.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Bollati Boringhieri
- Orginal LanguageItalian
- ISBN/Identifier 8833929450
- Publication Country or regionItaly
- Pages304
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLa boutique
- Edition2018
Thank you for proceeding with this offer.
TM.Literary Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
TM.Literary Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
Please wait while the payment is being prepared.
Do not close this window.
(c) Copyright 2024 - Frankfurt Rights. All Right Reserved