Actress Valérie Bonneton recounts a difficult period in her life by giving voice to her dog in her first book

Gaston the knight serving as mom. An actress, single mother, who fights for her two children. Everything is true and a little invented in this first book by Valérie Bonneton, which slips into the head of the dog Gaston. A crazy fantasy that makes you laugh and cry. “Gaston is a Maltese but who thinks he comes from the breed of lords. Gaston is madly in love with me, especially because when he meets me for the first time, I smell rib steak under my soles”says Valérie Bonneton.

A story inspired by a difficult time in his life. “I wanted, for a very long time, to tell this period which was very difficult. My four year old boy was sick, he had cancer, leukemia. Suddenly, the prism of the dog was a possibility to take the distance, to be able to express myself and to put humor, lightness“, she continues.

In the book, Gaston notably observes the absurdity of Man: “For example, he will not understand why, on a film set, we bring coffee to the main roles but for the others we will see later”.

Valérie Bonneton assures her, she is very happy and enjoyed the exercise.