Tether
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Life before was simple and beautiful; home was a village high up on the Swiss Valais slopes. There, she first met Camil, her future husband, steadfast in his love and support. They shared the same love of books, exploring the rugged yet welcoming Alpine valley.?
They meet again later as students in Lausanne, marry,?build careers. Anna comes along. Rose recalls a life of quiet happiness, while desperately trying to grasp the threads of the madness that brought her to the room where she is tethered.?
One day, Rose hears an unknown voice behind the door: a woman is reading to her. And for the first time, we feel that Rose may yet find her way out of the darkness.?
Tether?is a powerful novel of violence contained, a superb portrait of womanhood and motherhood, and a deeply touching account of the extremes to which love can take us.
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Born in 1971, Sarah Jollien-Fardel grew up in a village in the Hérens district of Valais. After spending several years in Lausanne, she returned to her home canton, where she continues to live. A journalist by profession, she has written for numerous publications in Switzerland. Like her debut novel, Sa Préférée (My Favourite), which was widely acclaimed upon its publication in French in 2022 and in English in 2024, her second novel, La Longe (Tether), is deeply rooted in the stark and majestic mountain landscape that shapes her world.
Susan Pickford has worked as a translator since 2001. She previously taught translation at the Sorbonne and now leads the English unit at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Translation and Interpreting. In addition to her translation work, she researches and writes on the history of translation.