She can boast of being the favorite of Laurent Ruquier, host of Grosses Têtes on RTL, and of Pierre Vavasseur, culture columnist in Le Parisien magazine. Coralie Janne will be signing books this Saturday, June 29, starting at 2 p.m. at the Telemaque bookstore in Montlhéry. Last Sunday, it was at the Fnac de la Croix-Blanche in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois that she already met her audience who seem to be crazy about her first novel: “Et si tu revenais” published by XO.
These trips to Essonne are a return to her roots for Coralie Janne: she grew up in Marcoussis and still regularly stays in this town where she maintains ties. It is there that she developed her love of reading. “As a child, she could read up to three books at the same time,” reveals her publishing house. “At the age of 11, she wrote her first story, that of a little girl who traveled in the paintings she painted. With Et si tu revenais, she delivers a moving novel about absolute love.”
A “modern Faust”
The pitch: Mia, 28, is devastated: Stan, the love of her life, has just lost his life in a motorcycle accident that occurred after an argument. Devastated, she tries to survive for a few weeks, but life no longer has any meaning and she is determined to die. Before taking action, she is approached by a stranger who offers her a strange pact: “What would you be willing to do to bring back the man you love?”
Press and reader reviews are fairly unanimous: many seem to love this “captivating”, “moving” novel, some not hesitating to call it a “modern Faust”. The writing is natural and very accessible, quite close to that of the successful novels of Marc Lévy or Guillaume Musso. An ideal read for the holidays. With the added bonus of the possibility of leaving with a copy signed by the author.
And if you came back by Coralie Janne, XO éditions, 320 p., 19.90 euros. Signing session this Saturday, June 29 from 2 p.m. at the Telemaque bookstore in Montlhéry, 5, rue de la Chapelle.
