Sociologist Christine Détrez grew up without knowing any details of the life of her mother Christiane, who died in a car accident when she was only three years old: her existence became a taboo subject in her family, until Christine decided to break the silence. Pour te ressembler (2021) is the story of this experience. It is both a personal account and a work of sociology, and can be read like a detective novel. Dealing with the same theme, her novel Rien sur ma mère (Chevre-Feuille Etoilee, 2008) is an essential text to be read in parallel. In this interview, she tells us about her journey.

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