I have rarely seen human beings 'ordinary' contemporaries, ie you and me, treated with as much accuracy and sensitivity in a novel. We constantly feel the affection of the author for his characters - a contagious disease - yet they are portrayed uncompromising in their weaknesses and their generosity with great psychological insight. Result, we instantly attaches to heroin and his gang of friends more or less barred, from which you may recognize some of yours.
A sentimental story without sentimentality, emotion without pathos, suspense strand, a scent of nostalgia and poetry ... And above all, an omnipresent humor; the perfect cocktail to withstand the current gloom.
