In the Shade of the Riverbanks

Content : From first love to early adulthood, two years to love, grow and find yourself.

Emie and Lysandre meet the summer they turn 17, when Lysandre moves into the house next door. Emie’s heart skips a beat the moment they meet and, before long, the two teenagers are inseparable. Love fills their days by the rivers of the Drôme, where they meet up. Emie is convinced that Lysandre is the love of her life and imagines a future together. But reality catches up with them as the baccalaureate and university choices approach. What if they each dream of completely different lives?
Their world is turned upside down when Emie is accepted to study in Brest, while Lysandre stays in the region. Suddenly, all her certainties are shaken. Is she really sure about what she wants?.

Lolie Cherbonnel comes back with a new novel in luminous free verse, sure to touch readers with its delicacy, lyricism and emotional truth.

Emie and Lysandre are each other’s first love. Together, they experience the tentative beginnings of a relationship, their first kiss and their first time, in a relationship full of innocence and occasional awkwardness, as they each learn to open up to the other and show their vulnerability. A healthy love story that will make your heart race!

About the author: Lolie Cherbonnel was born on the Breton coast in 2000, somewhere between the heathland and the sea spray. As a child, she dreamed of standing on top of a volcano, following in the footsteps of dinosaurs, or flying away on a magic broomstick. Rather than having to choose just one path, she turned to words — first other people’s, and eventually her own. Today, when she is not lost in nature or busy recreating a musical, you will find her in a café, an iced latte by her side and characters whispering in her ear.