A Woman's Story is Annie Ernaux's "deeply affecting account of
mothers and daughters, youth and age, and dreams and reality"
(Kirkus Reviews). Upon her mother's death from Alzheimer's, Ernaux
embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to
"capture the real woman, the one who existed independently from me,
born on the outskirts of a small Normandy town, and who died in the
geriatric ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris." She explores
the bond between mother and daughter, tenuous and unshakable at
once, the alienating worlds that separate them, and the inescapable
truth that we must lose the ones we love. In this quietly powerful
tribute, Ernaux attempts to do her mother the greatest justice she
can: to portray her as the individual she was. She writes, "I
believe I am writing about my mother because it is my turn to bring
her into the world."
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