Francine Ruel

Like a picture book whose pages we turn, La Colombe, le pigeon et moi tells, with tenderness and humour, the story of a curious little girl and a woman searching for answers. Seven-year-old Franchon holds the hand of 77-year-old Francine. Together, they set out in search of the father who flew away and the big-hearted mother — Colombe, courageous and a little wild. To the sound of a tango, amid laughter and emotion, memories, secrets and passion intertwine. Can we forget a father we never knew? Or must we invent him? A luminous story, from age 7 to 77, inspired by Ma mère est un flamant rose and Mon père est un pigeon voyageur. A way to cradle childhood a little longer… and to say goodbye with a smile.