A Woman's Story

Written by Annie Ernaux and Tanya Leslie

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Upon her mother’s death, Annie Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time as she seeks to portray her mother as she the individual she truly was.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Oct 8, 2019
• ISBN: 9781666579420

Annie Ernaux

Born in 1940, Annie Ernaux grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and later taught at secondary school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d’Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story, have become contemporary classics in France. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.  

Reviews for A Woman's Story

[msarki_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Annie Ernaux takes no prisoners. All of her books are connected, and all of them quite good.