Respire

With tenderness and humour, the text tackles powerful themes: single-parent families, precarity, our frantic lives…

Lucy Ferney lives alone with her mum. Her mum is trying to make a living as a cashier, serving customers who sometimes do not even notice her. Lucy is a breath of fresh air for her, a ray of sunshine who helps her forget her worries. Together, the two of them dream of seeing the sea and leaving their small flat. But for Lucy's mum, life is a constant race.

One evening, Lucy finds herself alone outside school and cannot get home. The hours pass. The supervisor, the headteacher and an on-duty police officer try to find a solution. Anxiety grows. The situation becomes increasingly awkward, as each of them has personal concerns of their own.

Daniela Ginevro's writing alternates between narration and dialogue at a lively pace. With tenderness and humour, and with the complicity of a live musician, the text tackles powerful themes: precarity, humanity beyond one's role, the importance of confiding in others and of taking the time to breathe.