In 2017, P. drove his car into the terrace of a restaurant. Angela, 13, died instantly. Dozens were injured. As a journalist at the time, Justin Morin covered the trial. He met the victim’s family and the perpetrator’s sister. Angela’s parents, Sacha and Betty, are demanding justice. The family, shattered by this tragedy, grows stronger with each passing day. By the end of the trial, the journalist is unable to finish his story. So the novelist takes over, trying to understand, blending fiction with reality by recreating the character of Lisa, the perpetrator’s sister. He questions reality by exploring the imaginary. With this dazzling debut, Justin Morin establishes himself as an essential new voice in documentary fiction, following in the footsteps of Emmanuel Carrère, Ivan Jablonka, and Florence Aubenas.
