I dont think it is a novel, but i respect the authors honesty in not calling it a memoir. Wellstructured, with moments of tenderness and truth about family life and home, inadequate parents and neglected children, no and me is honest. Lou bertignac has an iq of 160 and a good friend in class rebel lucas. At home her father puts a brave face on things but cries in secret in the bathroom.
From the author of the richard and judy book club pick no and me. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read based on a true story. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read no and me. No and me is her first novel to be published in english. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. It tells the story of lou, a young girl who befriends no, a homeless girl, and decides to help her, gaining her first insight into the functioning of society along the way. No and me was awarded the prix des libraires 2008 the booksellers prize in france. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Her breakthrough work was the book no et moi no and me that was awarded the prix des libraires the booksellers prize in france in 2008. Lou bertignac, the me of the books title, is a yearold girl who lives in paris.
I really enjoyed this short novel which i had picked up as i knew there is a french movie based on the book which i now would like to see sometime. Little parisian girl lou bertignac is and very precocious indeed. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Family life, fiction, homeless persons, interpersonal relations, gifted children. But lou is about to change her life and that of her parentsall because of a school project about homeless teens.
Winner of the prestigious booksellers prize in france, no and me is a timely and thoughtprovoking novel about homelessness that has farreaching appeal. Her first published work, jours sans faim 2001, was published under the pseudonym lou delvig, although since then she has. The novel was translated into more than twenty languages and a film adaption was released in 2010. No and me pdf free download write a book and publish. It just frustrated me because i loved this book so much. Lou is a lonely year old girl who has been accelerated at school twice. When no takes up temporary residence with lous imperfect family, to lous surprise her presence there has a greater. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. No and me, awarded the 2008 prix des libraires booksellers prize. She published her first novel, jours sans faim, in 2001 under the pseudonym lou delvig, and since then has released a string of successful novels under her own name, including the awardwinning no and me and based on a true story.
Although her parents are welloff, her life shows that money cant guarantee happiness. Lou bertignac, the me of the book s title, is a yearold girl who lives in paris. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Adults are as lost as the children they should be protecting, in this compelling. In this clear and detailed reading guide, weve done all the hard work for you. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. With an iq of 160 and two years ahead of her agegroup at school, she. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. No and me read book online access a world of books. I have a problem with being told everything by the narrator. This book really didnt engage me, and it wasnt until a quarter of the way through that i realised why. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
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