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Lou Bertignac is gifted and feels like a misfit in a class of much older students in Paris. With a mother suffering mentally after the trauma of a cot death, and a stricken father, she has only the friendship of Lucas, a much older classmate, himself a misfit, and the support of an ageing teacher, M Marin.

Lou meets No, a homeless girl, and decides to help her get her life back on track.  Lou’s account of their interaction and the effect on both their lives and those of the people around them is gripping and very moving.

The reader of No and Me can see beyond Lou’s sincere and hopeful narrative, into the reality of No’s life and prospects. A happy ending would be unrealistic and disappointing, but the unexpected conclusion is a well-crafted surprise. This is a wonderfully told story, beautifully translated from Delphine de Vigan‘s French original No et Moi by George Miller.

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