Seven time zones. Three ways of reading the same book. And a rather interesting question.
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Keith Van Sickle and I are hosting what we’re expecting to be a lively chat about this book. And it’s not long to wait now. You’re invited to join us.
I’ve been looking closely at all the RSVP responses to our 7-8 November MyFrenchLife BookClub so far, and I find myself wondering: how will it go?
What will happen when we all get together? But then again, that’s what I always wonder, and it's always fabulous! Have you attended previously? If it’s your first time, I suggest you’ll have a great time.
Which language are you reading in?
Some of us are reading Brigitte Giraud’s Vivre Vite in English. Some are reading it in French. Some are reading both.
“Right now I’m wondering if this book is better read in its original language: French?—Let’s see what the room says on the day, especially given this language spread.” Judy.
We’re scattered across the globe, in seven time zones!
From California, the eastern and central parts of the US, Europe (including France, bien sûr), Australia, and New Zealand.
We’ll all be gathering at decidedly different hours of our respective days, and that in itself is a fun thought. Some will join with coffee, others with a cool drink. No rules :)
And yet, there we will be, finding ourselves in one (virtual) room, having a chat. How wonderful. I’m so looking forward to it. Make sure you’ve RSVP’d, as it’s closing 24 hours in advance and an RSVP link is essential for access.
I wonder what we’ll discover about the book…
What one reader notices that another has missed. Whether reading in French gives something different from reading in translation. Sometimes, there’s a discussion about the translation itself – let’s see. And what will our own experiences bring to the story?
That’s the part I’m particularly looking forward to. Not simply discussing a book but discovering what happens when a group of curious Francophiles bring their different perspectives to it.
If you’ve ever wished you had more people to talk to about French books, French culture, or the things about France that keep you thinking long after you’ve finished reading, perhaps this is just the sort of gathering you’ve been looking for.
We’re meeting on 7–8 November, depending on where in the world you are.
And there’s still room in the room.
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Make sure you’re there with us.
Judy
Judy MacMahon
Fondatrice and Editor-in-Chief
MyFrenchLife™ – MaVieFrançaise®
MyFrenchLife.org
Goodreads describes the book as:
A powerful autobiographical novel of loss, the incandescent love that remains, and the small decisions that define the course of fate.”
Paced and structured with the inevitable suspense of a countdown, Brigitte Giraud’s tense and haunting novel follows one woman’s quest to comprehend the motorcycle accident that took the life of her partner Claude at age 41.”
The narrator of Live Fast recounts the chain of events that led up to the fateful accident, tracing the tiny, madden twists of fate that might have prevented its tragic outcome. Each chapter asks the rhetorical question, “what if,” departing from an image or memory from early years meeting in Algeria during the war, to moving to the suburbs of Lyon, buying and renovating a home where they could “put down their suitcase for a whole life.” A sensitive elegy to her husband and a subtle, precise vision of a lasting love, Live Fast is a moving and electrifying portrait of two people caught up in the mundane activities of life, forgetting that living itself can be dangerous.”
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