Quand une vie ordinaire devient extraordinaire. Philadelphie. Au premier jour du printemps 2010, Agatha sort de prison, mais pas par la grande porte. Après trente ans derrière les barreaux, il ne lui restait que quelques années à faire. Alors pourquoi cette évasion ? Dans une station-service proche du campus, elle s invite à bord de la voiture de Milly et l entraîne dans sa cavale sans rien lui révéler de sa situation. Dotée d un irrésistible appétit de vivre, Agatha fait voler en éclats la routine confortable de Milly. Trente ans les séparent, mais au fil du voyage les deux femmes partagent ces rêves qu il n est jamais trop tard pour réaliser et évoquent ces amours qui ne s éteignent pas. Cinq jours en voiture à travers les États-Unis... À chaque étape, une rencontre avec un personnage surgi du passé les rapprochera du secret d Agatha. Jusqu où devons-nous aller dans notre quête insatiable du bonheur ? À quoi ne faut-il jamais renoncer ? Dans ce roman, Marc Levy réaffirme notre besoin inconditionnel de liberté et nous fait aussi découvrir un pan méconnu de l histoire américaine.
Author
Marc Levy was born in France. When he turned eighteen, he joined the Red Cross, where he spent the next six years. In 1983, he created a computer graphics company based in France and the United States. Six years later, he co-founded an interior design and planning company with two friends; the company soon became one of the leading architecture firms in France. At thirty-seven, Marc Levy wrote a story for the man that his son would grow up to be. In early 1999, his sister, a screenwriter (now a film director), encouraged him to send the manuscript to a French publisher, who immediately decided to publish If Only It Were True. Before it was published, Steven Spielberg (Dreamworks) acquired film rights to the novel. The movie, Just like Heaven, starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, was a #1 box office hit in America in 2005. After If Only It Were True, Marc Levy began writing full-time. Since then, he has written 18 novels. His work has been translated into 49 languages and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. In addition, Marc Levy has directed a short movie, written short stories and song lyrics for various artists, including Johnny Hallyday. Le Figaro newspaper recently commissioned a nationwide poll asking the French to rank their favorite author: Marc Levy and Victor Hugo were #1. Marc Levy currently lives in New York City. Readers can learn more about him and follow his work on www.marclevy.info
