Florence Noiville

Attachment - The French List Florence Noiville

Marc Notes: Translated from the French.; Anna discovers a long letter that her mother Marie wrote. Marie has been dead for some time, and Anna is shocked to learn that her mother disappeared with a secret. The letter is addressed to Marie's first great love, a much older teacher who she describes as a great dinosaur. In this gripping novel by Florence Noiville, we follow along with Anna as she tries to unravel the mystery of her deceased mother's past. She takes her questions to her family and to her mother's friends: Did Marie send the letter? Was it received? Who was this man, and is he still alive? In a desperate search, she tries to piece together the clues. 'Attachment' explores the obsessive relationship of love, observing both mother and daughter under its magnifying glass. Biographical Note: Florence Noiville is a staff writer for "Le Monde" and editor of foreign fiction for "Le Monde des Livres." She is the author of several books. Teresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she is the translator of many Seagull books.

Contributor Bio:  Noiville, Florence Florence Noiville, author and journalist, has been a staff writer for "Le Monde" since 1994, and editor of foreign fiction for "Le Monde des Livres", the paper's literary supplement. She is the author of several books for children, a biography of the Nobel Prize Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, a partly autobiographical essay, and two novels. Noiville lives in Paris. Contributor Bio:  Fagan, Teresa Lavender Teresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press and other publishers.