Lean on Me

From prize-winning author Serge Joncour, Lean on Me is an unconventional love story of two Parisian neighbours who find human connection among the isolation of the city. 'A terrific love story' Livres Hebdo When a flock of crows invades their apartment block, Parisian neighbours Aurore and Ludovic speak for the first time. Outwardly the fashion designer and debt collector share little in common, but they both lead isolated lives, she in a loveless marriage, he recently widowed and new to Paris. There is an immediate spark between them, and when Aurore is threatened by her business partner it is Ludovic she turns to for help. As events begin to spiral out of control, they begin a passionate affair... Winner of the prestigious Prix Interallié, Lean on Me is both a touching love story, an insightful look at the alienating effect of contemporary urban life. Aurore is a stylist and Ludovic a farmer who has become a debt collector. They have nothing in common except a curious problem: crows have taken up residence in the courtyard of their Parisian building. She has a blue fear (of them), while her flammable neighbor would know how to get rid of them. For this young woman, who at the same time intimidates and rejects him, he will kill them. This first step will lead them on a perilous path that, from complicity to misguidance, will gradually distance them from everyday sanity. A novel of love and disorder A prize-winning bestseller in France, this is the unlikely love story of two lonely people in present-day Paris.