Garden parties

In 1976, the village of Barbizon, located on the threshold of the Fontainebleau Forest, was struck by a sweltering heat-wave no one had anticipated. Fireworks and sprinklers were forbidden as once lush gardens slowly withered. In Doctor Brucke's "Parc des Grisards", a new gardener named Dem has just arrived, the latest in a long line. Little did he know that inside this tightly hedged-in world, the mounting, scorching temperatures were about to exacerbate the already deep tensions surrounding the family and push them all to their limits. Dem, a wise and keen observer of human nature, will find himself intensely moved by Nelly, Doctor Brucke's profoundly unsatisfied wife, a dangerous attraction that may jeopardize his own sanity. He ultimately learns that neither nature nor desire can be tamed. Alain Voline lives near Paris, and has been both a graphic designer and landscape architect. Of Russian origin, he is a descendant of the revolutionary Voline, and is also related to the formalist writer Boris Eichenbaum. Garden-Parties is his first novel. " A piquant and out-of-the-ordinary comedy." - Livres Hebdo.

Alain Voline (Auteur) - Verschenen op 22/08/2007 bij Lattes