Mathilde and Marie
Warm-hearted and leisurely – the ultimate feel-good novel
In Redu, a small village in the middle of the Belgian Ardennes, time is viewed as a friend, not an opponent: surrounded by unique nature there is only one TV in the village, and the internet is just available between 7 and 8 pm. The church tower is leaning so heavily to one side, it’s in danger of collapsing, but that doesn’t seem to bother the 390 inhabitants, any more than hearing its clock tick out of sync. But when – along with spring – a young Frenchwoman named Marie arrives in the village, there is a new lease of life not only for nature, even the dour Mathilde cannot escape the reviving influence ...
Torsten Woywod tells the story of a remarkable friendship and a lovably quirky community, while delivering a declaration of love to the magic of reading and the book trade.
- »Escaping the rush: The new book that captures the universal longing for stillness and meaning« – Zeitgeist
- »A declaration of love to the power of literature« – Kölner Stadtanzeiger
- For fans of ‘Chocolat’ and ‘Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’
Torsten Woywod was born in 1981 and worked as a bookseller. He is now marketing director at a publishing house. He received the Young Excellence Award in 2015 for his commitment to the world of books.
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