Yes, as she wrote the essay, all happy families seem to be happy, while the desired ones are in their own way, the one who takes the lead You are not alonethe first novel of the writer, film critic and journalist Desirée de Fez (Barcelona, 1977), is in a toxic way, but full of cuteness, common goals and tension, lots of tension, always and everywhere.
You are not alone
Desiree de Fez
Blackie Books, 2026. 224 pages. €22
Alba, younger sister, home and mother of three, lives obsessed with planning everything: in black she plans her holidays in Verona and buys Christmas presents in July, repeating the same routine every day and always going to her mother Carmen, the assistant/nurse sister who accompanies her every day to the huge mall where they hope to finish the classes to welcome the children. Because Alba doesn’t know what it is to be alone.
Lady Mayoress Diana, the house and mother of the sons, shares the TOC of perfection, but is unable to hold on to anything for long because she is constantly afraid that she has forgotten something (a fire board, an unused cigar) that will cause disaster. What no one hopes for is that the Dawn will disappear in the hope of the Nativity.
And if you’re already soaked in your own blood, motionless, and not knowing how to get up to the mall, you’ll find yourself looking for the latest gifts. The unexpected, surprising and entertaining nature of the novel prevents us from discovering more content.
You just have to celebrate the expertise of the author who portrays it extraordinary ability to portray evenings with shared herbs in addition to the feeling and control of rhythm that prevents leaving the book to be burdened with the distress of many situations. A great debut.
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