Pascal Ito
What does the daily life of France’s most widely read author consist of? From work to salons and shopping to the supermarket. As Melissa Da Costa, who is releasing her seventh novel, tells us, Stand upthis summer.
One summer morning we call him. The day has already passed for Melissa Da Costa. France’s most widely read novelist has been busy since dawn with his youngest son, born in February. And she’s juggling, she admits, a childcare challenge that’s likely to last all summer. A daily life similar to that of thousands of women, except that it could soon become denser; Melissa Da Costa will publish her seventh novel in August. Stand up(1). The love story between Eleanor, a shy student, and François, a narcissistic actor, is put to the test after the latter is hit by a bus and becomes a paraplegic. Consuming passion, tragedy and resilience. Melissa Da Costa’s novels have everything to capture the hearts of their readers and not let go until the last page. A proven recipe. However, the author claims not to have one. And when we ponder, the number of so-called “feel-good” novels on bookstore shelves (a…
Source: Le Figaro
