Torreilles – “Tears of Sirens”, the second book by Jacqueline Aussel

In 2020, Torreillanne published its first work, The hibiscus of the fountain of the World (Verona edition). Today she presents her second novel, Mermaid Tears. “It’s not a mermaid cryingshe specifies. This is what we call the plastic microparticles found in the oceans.. Ecology is still at the heart of his book, the story of which takes place partly in our department, while leaving plenty of room for travel. Aurélien, the main character, is Catalan. He works in Toulouse and travels a lot, notably to participate in ecological actions. While he was in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in the midst of the Covid 19 epidemic, he learned of the death of his father. He returns to his native northern Catalonia. His relationship with his parents is complicated. He settled in a family casot on Cape Béar. This is followed by numerous friendly and romantic encounters, reunions, and unexpected events around local characters and places. “A book which warns about our way of living, the dangers of consumerism. I tried hard to write pretty things. I have good feedback for the moment. This novel is more accomplished than the first”, confided the author, who takes immense pleasure in writing now that her retirement gives her free time, she who was at the head of a large company which led her to travel a lot.