From the first lines, “the murmur of the ancestors” transports us into Alexandrine’s world, a world where the past and the present intertwine. With tenderness, she reveals the shy bond that she tries to reconnect with her father, the echo of childhood memories, the images of a grocery truck, of peasant landscapes, marked by the harshness but also the beauty of the rural life. Through the portrait of one of her ancestors, a bear trainer, she takes us to New York, on an unexpected and fascinating odyssey. Through touching and colorful stories, Alexandrine paints a vivid picture of life in the mountains, between moments of contemplation and memorable memories. Far from any didacticism, she achieves the feat of making us think about our relationship to the world, to waiting, to simplicity, while keeping her pen light. For readers in search of sincere emotions, “The Murmur of the Ancestors” is an invitation to let themselves be carried away by sensitive writing, where laughter is never far from tears, and where each page opens a window onto a rich world and authentic. A book that refreshes and stimulates the mind, like the Pyrenean nature where it was born.
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