You are talking about my son

When hundreds of strangers take to the streets of Saint-Nazaire to pay their respects to fourteen-year-old Hugo, his family—Vincent, Juliette, and younger brother Enzo—join the white march, overcoming their own pain. And as the funeral procession moves through the streets, memories return and unbearable questions arise. Why didn’t their son hold out? Where did they go wrong? How can we forgive those who made Hugo the target of hatred and those who turned their backs?

“You are talking about my son” is a painful, acutely social novel about loss, the shortcomings of the school system, and the powerlessness of adults in the face of one of the worst diseases of our time. And at the same time, it is a powerful manifesto against everyday violence and indifference, as well as against the powerlessness of a system that time and again proves incapable of protecting the most vulnerable.