The Girl Before Her - Line Papin

A Coming-of-age Tale Of Dislocation And Inherited Trauma From The Acclaimed Young French Vietnamese Novelistfrench Vietnamese Writer Line Papin's Stunning English-language Debut, The Girl Before Her Offers A Window Onto The Existential Anguish Of Displacement As Experienced By A Child On The Cusp Of Becoming A Woman. Uprooted Without Explanation From The Sunshine And Chaos Of H Noi At The Age Of Ten, The Narrator Finds Herself Adrift In The Unfamiliar, Gray World Of France And Grappling With A Deep Sense Of Uncertainty About Who She Is And Where She Belongs. Lacking The Words To Express Her Growing Sense Of Alienation, She Stops Talking, Then Eating.