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La Famille Axon

Cette série explore des secrets de famille sombres et claustrophobiques ainsi que la relation tendue entre une mère et sa fille. Avec un humour qui frôle la comédie noire, elle capture les absurdités de la vie et le choc des personnalités. Les récits abordent des thèmes tels que le passage à l'âge adulte, la maternité, la santé mentale et les institutions sociales. Elle offre un aperçu troublant mais captivant de ce qui se cache sous la surface de la vie ordinaire.

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  1. Hilary Mantel's superb story of suburban mayhem and revenge is sharp, merciless and unerringly hilarious. Barricaded inside their house filled with festering rubbish, unhealthy smells and their secrets, the Axon family baffle Isabel Field, the latest in a long line of social workers. Isabel has other problems too: a randy, untrustworthy father and a slackly romantic lover, Colin Sidney, history teacher to unresponsive yobs and father of a parcel of horrible children. With all this to worry about, how can Isabel begin to understand what is going on in the Axon household?

    Every Day Is Mother's Day. Jeder Tag ist Muttertag, Englische Ausgabe1
    3,6
  2. Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father & schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker & practising neurotic. It is ten years since her last tangle with them. There are still scores to be settled & truths to be faced.

    Vacant Possession2
    3,7