Rencontre avec… Nathalie Demarquay

It’s back-to-school time. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to conduct my writing workshops, as I don’t have a venue. I regret this, as you can imagine. Thus, after two years—one year in a bookstore and one year at the Douvres community center—my elephants and my tiny handwriting find themselves in a situation that seems inextricable…

I am currently working on the English version of L’harmonica, le trombone et le parapluie. There will be a few changes, notably the title.On a Glenn Miller Tune seems more suitable in the language of Shakespeare There will also be a new preface. Indeed, Mr. Neil Barber, the historian specializing in D-Day and the 9th…

This summer of 2024 has been quite an amazing adventure! And now, I feel like taking a moment to reflect and thank everyone who has been part of it. I’ve received such wonderful feedback about this novel, and it means a lot to me. I took some time to look back at the origins of…

Because « l’harmonica, le Trombone,et le parapluie » will soon be published in its English version, you can now review the « reading feedback » I have translated for you. you talked about it

Six ans après la parution de les Fleurs du lac, chez la Rémanence, le moment est venu de présenter la version anglaise de mon roman. Avant tout, je remercie Amy Wells qui s’est occupée de la traduction. Voici la couverture de cette version. Cette photo a été prise en Ethiopie en 1983 (collection privée). Beaucoup…

Dear Clara, Eighty years ago, they came to arrest you. It was early, summer was approaching along with the end of the war. They came for you, following a denunciation. For several years now, I’ve been sharing what I know of your story. I even reimagined you in the character of Emily, the Englishwoman from…