Description
In a forgotten corner of France in the 1990s, two boys—Anthony and Hacine—grow up under the pressure of economic decline, family strain, and the uneasy pull between aspiration and resignation. As their lives collide with petty crime, first love, and the daily humiliations of a region losing its future, they are forced to measure what loyalty costs and what survival demands. With a coming-of-age lens sharpened by social realism, the novel traces how political and economic forces seep into private choices, shaping identity long before adulthood arrives. Nicolas Mathieu’s vivid, cinematic style and empathetic attention to ordinary lives make this a powerful story of inheritance—of hardship, of hope, and of what comes after them.
Available Editions
paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
Published Jan 1, 2021
432 pages
ISBN: 9781529303865
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for And Their Children After Them by Nicolas Mathieu.