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Mon amie Victoria

by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Martin

DramaSocial conditionsBlack ChildrenPrivilege (Social psychology)Black Women

The wealthy, white, well-intentioned, family of one of her schoolmates takes in an eight-year-old black child, named Victoria, for a night. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain. As an adult, she drifts from job to job, but then unexpectedly reconnects with the family's youngest son in an encounter that will reshape her life yet again.

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Book data: Open Library