Leslie
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[Montréal (Québec)] : Hurtubise, [2021].
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Franklin Ave. Library - World Languages Fiction - Adult
French Demers, M.
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Published
[Montréal (Québec)] : Hurtubise, [2021].
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Book
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281 pages ; 23 cm.
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fre
UPC
9782897816506

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"Août, Anse-au-griffon, Gaspésie. Depuis son arrivée bouleversante dans sa région natale, Leslie tente de se tenir au seul mince fil qui la rattache à la vie. Toujours aux prises avec son anorexie et ses troubles obsessifs compulsifs, elle erre, à la recherche d'une solution. Un mandat de taille pour celle qui avait déjà du mal à exister avant la sordide agression dont elle a été victime. Leslie, incapable de vivre avec ses parents, s'installe donc chez le père de Coco, sa meilleure amie de toujours, avec une seule condition : elle doit consulter un psychologue. Elle obéira. Entre deux lettres de Coco partie étudier au cégep à Québec, elle fait plus ample connaissance avec Alice, la blonde de cette dernière, recroise des connaissances, panse quelques vieilles blessures. Et surtout, elle essaie de retrouver le goût à la vie, de prendre du poids. Mais loin de sa meilleure amie, sans entraînement de triathlon, sans session au cégep, Leslie a beaucoup de temps pour penser. Est-ce que ce qu'elle a vécu est véritablement un viol? Pourquoi tout est toujours si compliqué avec celle? Pourquoi sa carapace est-elle si dure? Des découvertes bouleversantes et des révélations troublantes viendront se greffer aux questions de Leslie, culminant avec le retour de Coco pour les fêtes."--Publisher's description.
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"August, Anse-au-griffon, Gasp̌sie. Since her shocking arrival in her native region, Leslie has been trying to hold on to the only thin thread that binds her to life. Still grappling with her anorexia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, she wanders , in search of a solution. A sizeable mandate for the one who had already struggled to exist before the sordid assault of which she was the victim. Leslie, unable to live with her parents, therefore moved to Coco's father. , her best friend ever, with only one condition: she must consult a psychologist. She will obey. Between two letters from Coco who left to study at the CEGEP in Quebec, she gets to know Alice, the latter's girlfriend, again. , heals a few old wounds. And above all, she tries to find a taste for life, to gain weight. But far from her best friend, without triathlon training, without a CEGEP session, Leslie has a lot of time for pe nser. Is what she experienced really rape? Why is everything always so complicated with that? Why is its shell so hard? Heartbreaking discoveries and disturbing revelations will follow Leslie's questions, culminating with Coco's return for the holidays.
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In French.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Demers, M. (2021). Leslie . Hurtubise.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Demers, Marie, 1986-. 2021. Leslie. Hurtubise.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Demers, Marie, 1986-. Leslie Hurtubise, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Demers, Marie. Leslie Hurtubise, 2021.

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