{"product_id":"9788416537433","title":"Fugitive and queen","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFugitive and Queen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolaine Huisman constructs an intimate and devastating portrait of her mother, Catherine Cremnitz, an overwhelming and contradictory figure who oscillates between royalty and flight. A Parisian, manic-depressive, lame dancer, and libertine wife, Catherine was above all a \"motherquake\" who ravaged her two daughters with her ferocity. Set in the elegant Paris of the eighties and nineties, this novel is a posthumous tribute that explores love, illness, and guilt with a mixture of rawness, beauty, and dark humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work delves into the life of Catherine Cremnitz, a woman who defies all labels. From her youth as a dancer despite a limp, to her marriage to an even more dissolute man, her existence is a whirlwind of passion, excess, and a constant struggle against her own demons. The narrator, her daughter Violaine, unravels her mother's complexity: her fierce love for her daughters, her battle against mental illness and childhood trauma, and her repeated attempts to straighten out a life marked by instability. The story not only traces Catherine's life, but also addresses the profound guilt of the daughter who could not keep her alive, turning the narrative into a literary exorcism and a heartbreaking act of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eExtreme and contradictory maternal love, capable of both protecting and destroying at the same time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMental illness (manic-depressive disorder) and its impact on identity and family relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMemory and grief as tools to reconstruct and understand a complex maternal figure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe liberation from and the burden of family heritage, marked by trauma and secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe search for identity through writing and posthumous homage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in autobiographical narrative and life writing, especially those who seek stories that address the complexity of family ties, non-idealized motherhood, and the fight against adversity. It is also recommended for those who appreciate raw, poetic prose sprinkled with dark humor, as well as for lovers of novels that explore Paris at the end of the 20th century as the setting for an intense and overflowing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn honest and uncompromising perspective on the mother-daughter relationship, far from sentimental clichés.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn immersion into the experience of growing up alongside a person with bipolar disorder, seen through the eyes of a daughter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on the power of writing as a tool to process pain, guilt, and memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA vivid portrait of an exceptional woman, whose life is a testament to both resilience and fragility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huisman, Violaine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hoja de Lata Editorial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION, TRAVEL LITERATURE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e SENSIBLES A LAS LETRAS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFugitive and Queen is a work that stands out for its emotional honesty and its ability to portray the complexity of a maternal figure without falling into idealization or easy judgment. The author achieves a balance between the rawness of the events and the beauty of a prose that, despite the hardness of the subject, maintains a lyrical and often humorous tone. It is a book that will appeal to those who seek readings that explore family bonds from an intimate, courageous, and deeply human perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOJA DE LATA EDITORIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406721048923,"sku":"9788416537433","price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841653743.jpg?v=1781838947","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416537433","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}