“When we work together on our books, between us, it’s strictly professional, explains Caroline Foucher, 55 years old and hypnotherapist. We use our skills with respect and trust…” “Yes, remarks Cyrielle, in work, we put things into perspective. » But it is indeed blood ties that unite the three women.
An impulse towards writing
“It all started with Élodie, says Caroline, the mother. She was the one who gave the impetus and started writing first. » The 29-year-old young woman has been inventing stories since middle school, then, inspired by the two World Wars and the dystopian science fiction trilogy Hunger Games Élodie wrote her very first novel in high school entitled Wire. “I initially left it aside, devoting myself to writing challenges and the creation of an illustrated tale called Wolf Heart. »
In 2020, while France is in lockdown, young Cyrielle, a narrative drawing prep student at the Pivaut school in Nantes, sees her classes canceled and returns to Normandy. “I then illustrated Wolf Heart she adds at the age of 26. Since then, I've been designing the covers for Élodie's novels! »
A divinatory tarot
The two sisters also created a divinatory tarot together. “A hell of a job to illustrate more than 70 cards! » smiles Cyrielle. Very quickly, Élodie became professional, publishing a series of books under the pseudonym Elodye H. Fredwell. “I have written six books to date, including the trilogy Wire, she specifies. My register is the literature of the imagination. I also support authors in developing their visibility, I am an entrepreneur, I create content and visual identities for them. »
Cyrielle, for her part, continues to illustrate book covers, including that of her mother Caroline. “She illustrated the entire work. My Book of Emotions was born from my difficulties in understanding my emotions and those of others, says Caroline. I love humans and their complexity. I gleaned philosophical and sociological information, then I wrote the book forgetting the conceptual side so that it was accessible. » The one who has been a hypnotherapist for eight years admits to having passed on the love of books very early to her daughters. “I read them a lot of stories, then when computers came to the house, I taught them the basics of typing. »
