With Cherry trees also bloom at nightauthor Garance Solveg immerses us in Japan in 1993, evoking a past that echoes the present more than ever. History enthusiasts will be served, as will poetry lovers. This is what appealed to the jury of the Grand Prix du romanesque, organized by Charleston editions in partnership with West France.
On the occasion of the award ceremony – which will take place on Wednesday February 12, 2025, at the Ouest-France space at Pré-Botté in Rennes, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – we are offering you the chance to win the uncorrected proofs of the novel as well as an invitation to the event. The opportunity to attend a round table in the presence of the author and Valentine Stergann, winner of the previous edition with The Indifference of Sleeping Water.
To try your luck, enter via the link below. This game is open to all our readers until Wednesday January 29 inclusive, with a selection on Thursday January 30, 2025.
Synopsis
Japan, 1993.
That morning, at the Kyoto hospital, Yuna did not expect to receive as her first patient her sister Ama, whom she has not seen for more than thirty years. The situation is serious, Ama urgently needs a transplant from a close relative. But, while Yuna searches for a compatible donor, a new revelation turns everything upside down: Ama has been adopted.
To save her, Yuna will follow in the footsteps of her biological family in the North-East of China, in ancient Manchuria, where many surprises still await her. In her quest, she is far from suspecting that she will unearth one of the best kept secrets of the Second World War.
Between China and Japan, this magnificent story of filiation intersects the destiny of exceptional heroines in the chaos of war and the fight for life.
