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“Wind in the winding wind”, by Yann Bouchard

Ed. Salvator, 226 p. ; € 18.50.

Sein, Molène, Ouessant: Three islands in the Iroise Sea, three faces of the insularity that the author chose to explore.

Deacon in Ville-d’Avray (Hauts-de-Seine), the septuagenarian tells how, on foot, he approached these forgotten earth confetti. The opportunity to chat with their inhabitants – mayor, factory, fisherman, hotelier, former lighthousekeeper, doctor – who entrusts her with their daily lives.

This peregrination is also, for Yann Bouchard, a way of rereading the thread of his life, crossing storms and doubts, and of deepening his faith, according to meetings and moments of prayer. An original work, which subtly mixes with walking and inner travel.

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Estelle Couvercelle