Burgundy
La description
It’s the middle of the 80s. Little Melanie bravely faces the poverty, cruelty, and injustice of her neighbourhood, which people refer to as “Burgundy. ” With her dishevelled hair and her grape juice moustache, she’s become adept at hilariously impertinent comebacks. The day her family moves to Montréal’s South Shore, Melanie quickly realizes that her street smarts are out of place with the art of living in the suburbs. The road is long to finding a place to fit in.
Reviews
J'avais pas ça, moi, un petit minois angélique rehaussé de pommettes ou accompagné de fossettes. Non, j'avais une face haïssable, des dents bizarres pis du fluo de Kool-Aid ou de Mr. Freeze autour de la bouche. Petite-Bourgogne, années 80.. La petite Mélanie se tient droite devant la misère, la cruauté et l'injustice qui y règnent. Un roman drôle mais brutal, campé à l'époque des grocery Steinberg, de Fraisinette et des photos scolaires aux arrière-plans futuristes..