Hervé Commère succeeds with “Sauf,” his latest novel published by Fleuve Editions, in immersing the reader in a noir novel of great intensity!
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When he is only six years old, Mat loses his parents in a fire that ravages the family manor located on the Brittany coast. Nothing remains, not a single object, not a memory. Mat is then taken in by his uncle and aunt, who raise him as their own son.
Years later, in his thrift store, Mat comes across a photo album. As he flips through its pages, he sees photos of his childhood… the manor, the Brittany coast and the sea, the staircase, the toys on the carpet, him, the silhouette of his mother…
A brutal dive into forgotten memories but above all a physical impossibility: everything had burned, this photo album should no longer exist.
How did it end up in his hands and, more importantly, why?
In just 270 pages, Hervé Commère offers us a noir narrative of wild intensity and very high literary quality. As we progress through the story, we wonder more and more where the author is leading us, only to be amazed by the finale he delivers!
The strength of Sauf is that we quickly become attached to its ordinary heroes: Mat, an antique dealer and orphan who managed to build a stable family life despite the odds, Anna, his partner, a perfect, sensual, and protective woman, Laurie, his caring stepdaughter, and Gary and Mylène, his two employees, mysterious and supportive. Through a unique writing style filled with empathy and emotions, Hervé Commère allows us to be close to Mat and those around him.
The short and addictive chapters draw us into Mat’s past, a past forgotten and far from as clear as it seems.
The plot, with its relentless precision and perfectly constructed by Hervé Commère, takes Mat and the reader on a frantic journey, full of deep humanity, of which the heroes form the foundation.
