We are in Escalquens, at the Escalire bookstore where we find Anne-Sophie who presents us with her favorite book: the last queen of Jean-Marc Rochette to editions Casterman
– Casterman
Jean-Marc Rochette’s new alpine story, a masterpiece!
A broken face aged 14, Édouard Roux finds refuge in the studio of the animal sculptor Jeanne Sauvage. She gave him a new face and introduced him to the circle of artists in Montmartre. In exchange, Édouard introduces him to the majesty of the Vercors plateau and the story of the last bear he saw killed when he was a child. At the heart of the Cirque d’Archiane, he reveals the Last Queen to her and encourages Jeanne to create the masterpiece that will make her recognized.
In the vein of the great serial novels of the 19th century, The Last Queen crosses the destinies of the last bear of Vercors and Édouard Roux broken mouth of 14.
As before in The wolfman and animal confront each other in a powerful story, mixing ecological questions, feminism, love story and art history.