« A gentle and luminous story about the joy and tragedy of fatherhood… » — ELLE

Hélène, a former humanitarian worker in the Middle East, recently joined the family reunification service at the French Red Cross. As she prepares for a long train journey, she picks up a book by Dumas, an epic novelist she particularly admires, from the library at the Paris headquarters. Imagine her disappointment when she discovers that the novel is not by Alexandre Dumas but by André Dumas. With nothing else to do on the train, she delves into Ma petite Yvette and, against all expectations, devours this poignant story.

The narrator, a history and geography teacher at a secondary school, has settled in Brittany to honor the memory of his daughter, who died prematurely from scarlet fever. A literary homage that must be republished to bring to light the memory as well as the exceptional gaze of a father for his beloved child.

André Dumas was born in Paris in 1874. He pursued careers as both a sub-prefect and an author. His work consists mainly of plays and poetry collections. Ma petite Yvette, his only novel, was published in 1922.