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May 15, 2025
In 1993 Corsica, a kidnapped teen conspires with her captors to incite an uprising. If it were up to her, 17-year-old S�verine Guimard would be spending her final semesters of lyc�e in Paris with her friends. Instead, the aspiring actress is enduring a lonely year at an unfamiliar school on Corsica, where her French politician father is prefect. A listless S�verine is riding her bike alone one night when men grab her, bind her, and stuff her in their vehicle's trunk. They drive her to a secluded cottage deep in the scrublands and lock her in a closet. S�verine's abductors--Soffiu di Libert�, a trio seeking Corsica's independence from France--demand 5 million francs and the release of a political prisoner (their fourth member) in exchange for S�verine's safe return. S�verine's wealthy parents promptly pay up, but France's interior minister, presidential hopeful Bernard Jonnart, refuses to negotiate. After a weeklong stalemate, the young men debate killing S�verine, but instead relocate her to a sparsely furnished outbuilding while they plot their next move. Out of boredom and attempted ingratiation, S�verine begins discussing political philosophy with teacher Bruno, foraging with ecology student Tittu, and cooking with chef Petru. Camaraderie develops, and--deciding she wants "stardom, her future, now"--S�verine joins Soffiu di Libert�, using her beauty, charisma, and sex appeal to garner press, while also pushing the cell in an increasingly radical direction. No rebellion comes without casualties, however. Though far from breezy, Farr's accomplished debut deftly balances heady ruminations on colonialism and revolution with relatable human moments. Too many obstacles are too easily overcome, but vibrant prose lends texture and urgency, while the fully fleshed characters' increasingly thorny interpersonal relationships raise the story's stakes and give it soul. A passionate powder keg of a novel.
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April 11, 2025
In Salvadoran American Farr's well-crafted first novel, it is the summer of 1993 on the island of Corsica. S�verine Guimard, 17 years old, the indulged only daughter of an influential French official and an American heiress, is kidnapped by members of an obscure Corsican independence group. In addition to ransom money, her captors demand the release of a political prisoner, and everyone is stunned when the French government refuses to comply. S�verine's charismatic persona emerges as she devises strategies to keep herself alive, forging deepening and even poignant bonds with her three kidnappers. Sexually attracted to the group's leader, Bruno, and eager to please, S�verine starts making videos, first claiming solidarity with her captors before becoming increasingly militant, to the point of participating in terrorist acts that end in horrific tragedy. Farr's main characters are carefully drawn, their relationships develop realistically, and the action is taut and suspenseful. The final chapters, set in 2013, bring this auspicious debut to a satisfying conclusion.
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