Condemned to eternal youth, she searches for her lost love!
TO BE PUBLISHED 12th September 2024
Large-format novel for Teens/Young Adults - Éditions Nathan
Paperback 512 pages and digital
Story : A flamboyant journey through the 20th century in search of a lost love.
1916, 17-year-old Marthe Amelin falls head over heels in love with André. When he leaves for the front, Marthe tells André: "Take my reflection with you. As long as you keep it, neither war nor death can separate us! ". Some time later, Marthe realizes that the mirrors no longer reflect her image. André had taken his reflection with him, and she had stopped aging: she would be 17 forever, until she found him again.
And so begins a life of romance in search of her lost love.
A story of eternal love at the crossroads of genres.
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
Selection PRIX PléiAdo 2025
PRESS REVIEWS (extracts)
IN THE PRESS
I was overwhelmed. Gaël Aymon sweeps us up in a romantic and fantastic fresco with many twists and turns. You won't soon forget Marthe, André and Florin. PAGE DES LIBRAIRES (Claire Lebreuvaud)
Gaël Aymon is back with a breathtaking epic that takes us from the First World War to 2016, following a flamboyant and endearing heroine. VIRGULE
IN BOOKSHOPS
An absolute masterpiece of literature. Young people, teenagers, adults, this is a novel for everyone. Dazzling. LIBRAIRIE DE PARIS 17e (Mika)
Gaël Aymon offers us both a rich historical novel and a bittersweet romance. A novel worthy of the great dramas of antiquity! LIBRAIRIE RAVY (Marine)
Huge crush!!! A magnificent novel, exciting and moving, with epic twists and turns! FNAC Lyon Part-Dieu (Frédérique)
A novel of impressive scope. One of my best reads in YA literature in recent years! A brilliant premise, an incredible story line and a gallery of characters, each more fascinating than the last! LIBRAIRIE LA PLEIADE Cagnes-sur-Mer (Aurélie Barlet)
A real favorite! Touching and intriguing, this novel is addictive and leaves no one indifferent. LIBRAIRIE JEUX LIS LA
My favorite book of the fall! I absolutely loved it! LIBRAIRIE LIRAGIF
Reading one of Gaël Aymon's novels is always a spellbinding pleasure. LIBRAIRIE LE CHAT PITRE PARIS
I hope you'll follow Marthe on her romantic quest as fervently as I did! Mélanie Blossier, LIBRAIRIE DOUCET LE MANS
A real favorite! Through history, Marthe builds her own, without ever despairing of crossing paths with André. LIBRAIRIE VIVEMENT DIMANCHE - LA BENJAMINE
ON THE INTERNET
A real favorite, an unclassifiable work, at the crossroads of history, fantasy and young adult. I loved this moving tale. Lou-Anne, @tchouyous_readings
Gaël Aymon can take on any literary challenge and rise to it with flying colours. Everything is delicate and touching in this extremely gripping text. The passages on the First World War are particularly brilliant. The final pages are a singular success, masterful and poignant. This novel is not just for teenagers, far from it. Well done! CAFÉ NOIR & POLARS GOURMANDS
A real favourite! A thrilling novel that is hard to put down, and which also gives us food for thought about the meaning of war and combat. Who are we fighting for? In the name of what? Very topical reflections... Claire Dias - NANTES LIVRES JEUNES
A great love story in a tormented century. Intertwined destinies led by a sublime pen. What a beautiful novel! I loved it! Stéphanie Giai-Minet, teacher/documentalist
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