Out of Order Bitesize: Rosy and John (2013)

In this bitesize episode, we'll be taking a look at 'Rosy and John' by Pierre Lemaitre and translated by Frank Wynne. Earlier this season I took a look at 'Alex' from the Camille Verhoeven trilogy that's when I 'discovered' that this novella existed. This means in this episode we will be taking a look at where this book sits as the fourth book in a trilogy (!), and what that means in practice and whether it makes sense! In addition, we'll think about whether it provides any fresh insights into Camille Verhoeven and if this time Camille can be the hero of his own story especially one this stressful. A big thank you to Frank Wynne for suggesting, on Blue Sky, that I give the book a try.

Content: Contains swearing

You can find Mal on Blue Sky: outoforderbookclub.bsky.social

Useful links and helpful sources:

Shelf Awareness interview: I used this interview quite a bit and it provided quite a lot of the structure for this episode.

There are lots of useful sources and links in my previous episode on Alex, but I've put a few those below dealing with the translating process, since I'm reading the novels translated by Frank Wynne.

Interview with Pierre LeMaitre and Frank Wynne for Audible

Interview with Pierre LeMaitre and Frank Wynne for WHSmiths - I found this after I had finished the podcast, and I think it is worth a look. There is a great bit at the end about the process of translation.