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Muriel Tronc

    Muriel Tronc, qui a grandi dans le sud de la France, est l'auteure de son premier roman. Après des années passées dans des pays anglophones et un passage par la Silicon Valley, son écriture explore des expériences humaines profondes. Sa prose examine souvent les complexités de la vie moderne et des relations interpersonnelles.

    Five More Pixs
    Call Me, Gwapo
    • Call Me, Gwapo

      • 280pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
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      Recovering from a recent breakup, 18-year-old Zach travels to Ireland for the summer. The wild pubs and flowing alcohol give him the social life he always dreamed of until heartbreak hits him once again. He turns to dating apps, where he is quickly contacted by Malaya, a beautiful woman from the Philippines, who offers to jump on a video call for virtual sex. The call is recorded, and blackmail follows: he must pay or the video will be sent to his friends and family. In San Francisco, Analyn struggles to follow up her first book about her childhood in the Philippines. But when she discovers the family computer was used to scam strangers online, inspiration strikes. Chloé is a rising star in the world of internet security. She spends her time reporting vulnerabilities to tech companies and mining cryptocurrencies. But when she finds out that one of her loved ones was a victim of online blackmail, she drops everything to go after the extortionist. Can Analyn and Chloé stop Malaya on time, or will Zach have to pay the ransom to avoid public shaming?

      Call Me, Gwapo
    • Five More Pixs

      • 274pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      Five More Pixs is a fictional novel that touches on suicide, eating disorders, sextortion and more. If you are struggling with these issues yourself, this book may not be right for you.Meet Jane, Caitlin, Sofia and their online friends. Jane is devastated when her best friend Kate is admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt. But while she struggles with her friend's coma, she also meets Kate's cousin online and falls head over heels for the mysterious young man.Caitlin desperately embraces anorexia after her father's deadly car accident. Online, she meets Sara, an admin of an app centered around eating disorders, and the first person to finally understand what she's going through.Sofia has decided to learn French to impress her big sister who's moved to France. She joins an app to find pen pals and meets the ideal gay best friend any girl would dream to have.With social media accounts at the heart of the lives of the three Californian teenagers, they seek human connections at a time when the rest of the world doesn't seem to understand them. They'll find support, friendship and love in messages received on their phones. They'll share their most hidden secrets with their new best friend. They'll send their intimate pictures to their first love. They'll find out you really never know someone you've never met IRL.

      Five More Pixs