by Marc Levy (2015)
"Quand une vie ordinaire devient extraordinaire. Philadelphie. Au premier jour du printemps 2010, Agatha sort de prison, mais pas par la grande porte. Après trente ans derrière les barreaux, il ne lui restait que quelques années à faire. Alors pourquoi cette évasion? Dans une station-service proche du campus, elle s invite à bord de la voiture de Milly et l entraîne dans sa cavale sans rien lui révéler de sa situation. Dotée d un irrésistible appétit de vivre, Agatha fait voler en éclats la routine confortable de Milly. Trente ans les séparent, mais au fil du voyage les deux femmes partagent ces rêves qu il n est jamais trop tard pour réaliser et évoquent ces amours qui ne s éteignent pas. Cinq jours en voiture à travers les États-Unis ... À chaque étape, une rencontre avec un personnage surgi du passé les rapprochera du secret d Agatha. Jusqu où devons-nous aller dans notre quête insatiable du bonheur? À quoi ne faut-il jamais renoncer? Dans ce roman, Marc Levy réaffirme notre besoin inconditionnel de liberté et nous fait aussi découvrir un pan méconnu de l histoire américaine."--Goodreads.com "When an ordinary life becomes extraordinary. Philadelphia. On the first day of spring 2010, Agatha leaves prison, but not through the front door. After thirty years behind bars, she had only a few years to do. So why this escape? At a nearby gas station on campus, she's invited into a car and leads in Milly his car without revealing anything to him about his situation. Equipped with an irresistible appetite for life, Agatha shatters the comfortable routine of Milly. Thirty years separate them, but over the trip the two women share their dreams ... a five day drive across the United States ... At each step, a meeting with a character from the past got them closer Agatha's secrets. How far should we go in our insatiable quest for happiness? What should we ever give up? In this novel, Marc Levy reaffirms our unconditional desire for freedom and makes us discover a little-known chapter of American history.
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