Sarah, Susanne and the Writer | Eric Reinhardt

Sarah has entrusted the story of her life to a writer she admires, so that he can turn it into a novel. In this novel, Sarah's name is Susanne.

At the beginning of this story, Susanne no longer feels loved as she once did. Every evening, her husband retires to his office, leaving her alone with their children. At the same time, she realizes that he owns seventy-five percent of their matrimonial home.

Troubled, she asked her husband to rebalance the distribution and be more present, but to no avail. To force him to react, Susanne tells him that she is going to live elsewhere for a while. This decision will provoke a chain of events that is as upsetting as it is unpredictable...

A reflection on the unsettling and mysterious bond that can emerge between readers and writers, this powerful novel, carried by the beauty of its writing, portrays a woman who seeks to be in her rightful place, however perilous the path that leads to it may be.

Like a kaleidoscope, Éric Reinhardt's new novel reveals many facets of creation and imagination. We find the writer's favourite themes: heroines steeped in ideals, art, Italy, autumn, the emotional and economic hold on the couple, humour... Sarah contacts the writer to write about the disintegration of her married life. The writer agrees and goes to imagine a double for Sarah, named Susanne. Thus begins a dizzying back and forth between reality and fiction, between Sarah and Susanne, between Brittany and Dijon but with a common denominator: a detestable husband. These two women, if they are not saved by art and literature, they still find consolation and their freedom, their rightful place. Virtuoso! Anne-Céline We will have the pleasure of welcoming Eric Reinhardt Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. For a meeting followed by a signing session Registration required: evenement@athenaeum.com