The Familia Grande, Camille Kouchner
The Familia Grande, Camille Kouchner
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The Familia Grande
A Memoir

Author: Camille Kouchner, Adriana Hunter

Narrator: Elisabeth Lagelee

Unabridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/29/2022


Synopsis

A stunning story about finding the courage to speak out against injustice, even when committed by those closest to us.

Camille Kouchner's childhood was marked by sun-drenched summers in the south of France, where a vibrant cast of family and friends would gather at their Sanary-sur-Mer house. This familia grande, which included much of the country's elite, spent memorable days and nights laughing, debating, drinking, and dancing. But a long-held secret poisoned Camille's memories.

In February 2017, Camille returned to Sanary at forty-one to bury her mother, who died with none of her five children present. Her passing would stir up old emotions, ultimately leading Camille to publicly confront the truth.

The Familia Grande poignantly explores the dynamics of abuse, and the questions of guilt and shame surrounding it. Published in France in 2021, the book sparked an important conversation about incest, and the attitudes and laws that have so often allowed influential men to evade consequences for their crimes.

About Camille Kouchner

Camille Kouchner was born in 1975 in Paris. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Paris, with a specialization in labor law. The Familia Grande is her English-language debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alienor on January 20, 2021

Le premier livre que j’ai lu en 2020 était Le Consentement, de Vanessa Springora. Le premier livre que je lis en 2021 est La Familia Grande. (Et je viens de regarder le documentaire de Jalil Lespert sur DSK.) Je suis incapable d’évaluer ces livres ‘objectivement’. Ils me collent de trop grosses claqu......more

Goodreads review by Sara on February 18, 2021

Sujet important, qualité littéraire mediocre.......more

Goodreads review by Nelson on January 16, 2021

Chego a “La Familia Grande” (2021) depois de ter lido “Le Consentement” (2020) e de ter percebido que o fenómeno #metoo demorou, mas chegou a França, não na sua forma convencional, usando as redes sociais, mas por via da literatura. O relato é aqui tão, ou mais cru, que no livro de Vanessa Springora......more

Goodreads review by persephone ☾ on March 10, 2022

Camille is only 14 when she, and her twin Victor, are sexually assaulted by their stepfather. How can you break the silence when it seems like no one would believe you, or worse care, and when the weight of culpability (for something that you are absolutely not responsible of, but that's something y......more