Two Children of Half a Century

Charles NEMES

Times and traditions are changing but the first flutters of love will always be the same.

Toussaint Legrand and Thérèse Borowski are fifteen when they fall in love. But back in 1967, the son of a Catholic cannot become romantically involved with the daughter of a Rabbi, especially not that young.
Forty years later, they meet again, still awkward with their heart and their body. Have these two enthusiastic children become better parents than their own who once made a crucial decision for them?
Because families don't do any favor. Neither do History and dreams.

- A beautifully written literary novel about love, family legacy, religion and parenthood.
- A touching picture of 2 characters full of humanity and melancholy, who try to adapt to a ever-changing society and bring the reader in a hurly-burly of feelings.

Charles Nemes started his carrier as a director for the well-known café-théâtre company Le Splendid and then for comedy TV series (H) and movies (La Tour Montparnasse Infernale, Caméra Café). But he is an unusual and eclectic artist who also worked on a TV program dedicated to Primo Levi (whose If This Is a Man is an underlying theme in the book as you'll see).