With the virtuoso malice typical of her pen, Sophie Fontanel literally wrinkles the skin (…) An exhilarating novel, an enchanting fable. — Elle

An enlightening and happy look at the place accorded to old age in our society. — Télérama

Sophie Fontanel has become a sociologist of the times. — France Inter

A very pretty story. And it feels good. — Le Magazine de la santé

An indispensable and healthy read. — Télérama

A bewitching tale. —  Télé 7 jours                

A luminous and tender tale. — S-quive

“You are, and you won’t like this, the last wrinkled woman on Earth.”

In the tale Admirable, Science has eradicated wrinkles: no one has them anymore. Imagine Siméon’s astonishment, a young pianist, when he faces Admira on a secluded road of the Peloponnese, in Greece… Admira is cheerful but marked by the signs of age. The young man has just discovered the last woman with wrinkles on Earth.

Who is Admira? How did she manage to escape the general rejuvenation? A journey begins that, from encounter to encounter, will lead her to the ancient theater of Epidaurus. To impose her unwavering faith in humanity.

Words of the author:
“I watched my wrinkles appear, listened to all the nonsense. And also the truths. I encountered everyone’s fears, understood the urgent necessity, instead of filling in wrinkles, to fill in the gaps within us, the monsters we create from everything, a fear not easy to resolve but fascinating to tame. I watched the filters deemed useful on a twenty-year-old face. Observed people condemned to struggle to resemble an image of the past. Established the world’s madness. And I did not write a pamphlet, nor an essay: I wrote a tale. I rewatched The Big Lebowski and gave it a sister. I rewatched Zorba the Greek and savored its happiness. From a seed of cheerfulness, I grew a heroine. And then I saw a great love and wove it into the book. Welcome to the heart of The Last Wrinkled Woman on Earth.” — S. F.

• For many, Sophie Fontanel is a significant voice. In an era where gentleness is considered weakness, she offers another way to be in the world.
• Since Les Fables de la Fontanel in 2020 and then Capitale de la douceur, her writing has become more formal and poetic. Today, she asserts herself as a leading author at Seghers.
• With 18 books and nearly 30 years of presence in bookstores, Sophie Fontanel has cultivated a loyal readership. She also has a very large international community on Instagram (300K+ followers).