Friday, March 23, 2007

Untranslated Lit: Où es-tu? (Where are you?)


















Où es-tu? (2001) is the sencond novel by Marc Levy. It is the story about two young lovers, Philip and Susan who are separated when Susan decides to move to Honduras to carry out humanitarian work. Only meeting occasionally at Newark airport, the young couple gradually grows apart.

Eventually, Philip marries journalist Mary and has a child, Thomas. Meanwhile, Susan also has a child, Lisa. When Susan dies during a hurracane, Lisa comes to the States to live with Philip's family.

On Lisa's graduation date, Susan reappears. We learn that she did not die during the hurracane. She decided not to bring her daughter back to Honduras as she thought she would have a better chance of growing up with Philip and his family in America.

Other books I have read by the same author: Et si c'était vrai (Just Like Heaven).

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