A book is always a welcome, timeless gift. There is something for all tastes, all ages and all budgets. When you enter one of the two Cavare bookstores, you are assailed by a particular smell, before being attracted by the multiple shelves, overflowing with various books, from pocket format to collections of beautiful photos, including strips comics, the latest bestsellers or even board games.
During this holiday season, Provence think of you. For the ultimate latecomers, here is a selection of favorites guaranteed by the manager of the Lézard Amoureux and her team, Audrey and Ludovic, follow the guides!
Detective novel
The fertility of evil by Amara Lakhous (Actes Sud). This writer of Algerian origin denounces, through this novel, the failings of the regime in Algeria, just like the Goncourt Kamel Daoud prize (Houris). If this book did not have the same impact, it offers a lucid look at Algerian history since independence, corruption and betrayals. All under the cover of a police investigation.
Children's book
Mr White Rabbit by Benjamin Lacombe. A great way to discover the genesis of the rabbitAlice in Wonderlandhis childhood and his adult life. Ever since he was little, he has always been late. He will discover, throughout his life, that the important thing is to live at his own pace and listen to his own aspirations. Absolutely remarkable illustrations and text (from 6 years old).
Romance novel
So little by Marco Lodoli. The story of an undeclared love, between the janitor of a school and a young literature teacher. A magnificent story, very poetic which can be appreciated from the first lines. So little relates a love that is silent as well as intense. “A book of dark but magical beauty.”
Photo book
Peasant women by Alexis Vettoretti. For ten years, this photographer traveled across France to meet peasant women and daughters, born between the wars, who saw our society shift from tradition to modernity. “It is all the nobility, the humanity of these modest people who have often had no social recognition, no salary but whose arms are indispensable. They are all moving in the way they pose. A beautiful tribute to our peasant world, today in crisis, magnified by the text of the novelist Marie-Hélène Lafon.“
Comic
The horde of the windshield by Eric Henninot. Here we are on a planet subject to winds so violent that nothing can grow there. To survive, the inhabitants take refuge in buildings, a sort of palace resistant to the fury of the elements. Companies of young people, the hordes, are specially trained to manage to get out, in a rope, in order to go back to the source of the wind. Taken from the famous science fiction novel by Alain Damasio, this is a masterful and beautiful adaptation.
For teenagers
Noblesse oblige by Maiwenn Alix. In this novel, the revolution of 1789 did not take place. France is ruled by a king, Louis XXI. A young girl, Gabriella, has been chosen to participate in a reality TV show that allows young commoners to meet and marry upper-class men. But Gabriella is a budding revolutionary and will try to put a good kick in the anthill. Striking, original but above all exciting (from 14 years old).
The choice is yours. And if you don't find what you're looking for, the Lézard Amoureux booksellers are waiting to guide you in your choice. This is also the case at the Étoile bookstore where Julien Garand will be delighted to present his favorites, among 45 themes.
