“Trial by Fire” by Aurélien Peyre: a cruel summer tale
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In this insightful teenage chronicle, a shy and self-conscious young man arrives on the island of his childhood vacations arm in arm with a beautiful, slightly vulgar girl, and must face the contemptuous judgment of his old friends.
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I subscribeHugo can feel his nerves. Back like every summer in the small family home on an Atlantic island, the 19-year-old with a still-baby face is preparing to welcome his girlfriend. This formerly shy man, who struggled with excess weight throughout his adolescence, forcing himself to long workouts every day, can't believe his newfound happiness. So, everything must be perfect in the house before he leaves, bouquet of flowers in hand, to wait for his guest at the pier.
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