The Possession

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The Possession

By: Annie Ernaux

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

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Self-regard, in the works of Annie Ernaux, is always an excruciatingly painful and exact process. Here, she revisits the peculiar kind of self-fulfillment possible when we examine ourselves in the aftermath of a love affair, and sometimes, even, through the eyes of the lost beloved.

Annie ErnauxTavia GilbertDreamscape Media, LLC

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Mastery of language skill while exposing deeply private, child- like emotions. Not so much a story as a bloodletting, however - not her best work by any means but still enjoyable.

Candid and raw but more of a snapshot than a story

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