And if it were true… (novel)

Summary

Arthur, an architect, cannot any more what believe. It becomes T insane? Is this its spirit which plays to him of the turns? And if it were true… In front of as well of elements than Lauren, the woman gives him as only can see him, it ends up believing in it. It east is there, but not really there. Neither a spirit, nor a phantom, it seems quite real, but its true body is on the fifth floor of the hospital of San Francisco, in an irreversible state of coma according to the doctors. Arthur will try to include/understand how a spirit can separate from its body at the time of a coma and why him only sees it.

A novel filled with humor and written very well.

Comments

In this novel, the author explores thoroughly this scientific remote region that are the deep comas. Some do not escape from it and others, sometimes after very many years, awake. What can it occur during this period from " transition" where one neither died nor sharp? The imagination of Marc Levy on this subject is overflowing while remaining always very realistic, full with humor and subtleties… This book is enthralling and in spite of its simplicity it makes a pleasure insane to read it.

Anecdotes/Current events

According to “Books Hebdo”, this edition of the novel of Marc Levy was classified 4th sales pockets 2003, with 212.800 specimens sold in France.

Film adaptation

"And if it were vrai" was adapted to the cinema with its exit on November 23rd, 2005.

Realized by Mark S.Waters with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo as main characters. The film did not have as much success than the book and was generally criticized negatively by the press. However, the report of the spectators was not unfavourable and certain people say to have liked film, although by describing it as a little " léger".

Extracted from press:

Paris Match: " The time of a film, this bluette supernatural will show to you the bed of roses, and that is already not so badly. "

First " (...) one awaited much better Mark Toilets, realizer of comedies incisors for banked-up bed (...) that this adaptation raplapla and without heart of the psycho-romantic best-seller of Marc Levy."

See too

the continuation:

to re-examine You - continuation of And if it were true…

As well as the other novels of Marc Levy:

Seven days for an eternity…

the next time

My friends My loves

Children of freedom

And the official site of the author:

Official site of Marc Levy

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