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Hausse de l’abstention
Philippe Mathieu

Theo has put his life on hold. Not in the short term. For 20 years, his life has been nothing but work, success and alcohol. A 20-year absence of desire. Twenty years of repressed violence. Twenty years of not connecting with his son. A life without interest, spent avoiding blows that could crack a fragile dam.

But Theo has been flushed out of his den. First by Marion, who he hired recently. And then by Marie, who is new to the bar where he’s a regular. Twenty years ago, the mother of his son was called Marie, too. Under the subtle pressure of a name looming up from the past, the years where he knew what desire was suddenly come back to him. But what can he hope for after 20 years of abstaining from the slightest relationship?

With irony, insight and refinement, Rising Abstention, Philippe Mathieu’s second novel, paints an endearing portrait of a 50-something man in the midst of a crisis.

Ever since a break-up 20 years ago, Theo has been on the sidelines – disconnected from life. Will the two new women in his life manage to break through his defense mechanisms?

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  • Publication date : 11/02/2016
  • Size : 11,5 x 19,0 cm, 240 p., 15,00 EUR €
  • ISBN 978-2-283-02934-3
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