Nothing is Lost
by Cloé Mehdi
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Pub Date 26 Jan 2023 | Archive Date 2 Feb 2023
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Description
An urban thriller full of rage and raw emotion
“A sublime noir novel. Perfectly mastered writing, serving magnificent characters. A real revelation. Don’t miss it.”—RTL
“[Cloé Mehdi] showcases a brutal talent, shocking her reader with a harsh and uncompromising narrative style.”—Culture Chronique
“Poignant, disturbing, sensitive, chilling", a novel Edvard Munch could have written had he not been a painter.”—Le Rayon Polar
In a small town just like any other, a police identity check goes wrong. The victim, Saïd, was fifteen years old. And now he is dead.
Mattia is just eleven years old, and witnesses the hatred and sadness felt by those around him. While he didn’t know Saïd, his face can be seen all over the neighbourhood, graffitied on walls in red paint, demanding “Justice”. Mattia decides to pull together the pieces of the puzzle, to try to understand what happened. Because even the dead don’t stay buried forever, and nothing is lost, ever.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781787704350 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Featured Reviews
Aria H, Reviewer
This was a brutal, raw and poignant read that I couldn't put down. It did the noir fiction genre really well but it felt like so much more than that too. It was chilling and made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. A great read
Adam D, Reviewer
Nothing Is Lost is an exceptional look at generational grief and trauma, racial inequality and mental health. Handling topics such as suicide in unflinchingly real terms without ever glamorising it.
This was a book I requested purely based on the cover and I’m so glad I did!
Katie S, Educator
Excellent read, heartbreaking and thought provoking.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my review.
sofia d, Reviewer
An eye opener
Racism in Europe, alive and kicking. Why was I surprised? Why do I set aside this reality and find it easier to point the finger at someone further away? It's harder when it is closer to home.
Mehdi takes us on a journey with Mattia, our litte 'hero', survivor. Survive please do. He journeys through family both that of blood and that found. Through trauma and mental health problems. Life and it's repercussions, leaking all over our lives and the lives of those around us. And to cap it all a background of violence, racism, poverty and lack of opportunity.
I've never read Mehdi before and I do hope that her books are all translated in English so that I can read more.
An ARC gently provided by author/publisher via Netgalley.
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