Look at the world every day as if you were viewing it for the first time.
Is it possible to get a taste of life and discover its deepest meaning in twelve days? Ten-year-old Oskar lies in hospital and no longer believes in any fairy tales. Standing in his way is the mysterious Mrs Rose, who has had a career as a wrestler and can find a way out of any situation...
"Oscar and Madame Rose" is the most famous novel by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, a distinguished French writer and philosopher whose books have been translated into 35 languages. Readers around the world have come to love him for the unparalleled sensitivity and wisdom with which he describes even the most complex emotions.