In an intelligent, instructive essay that almost reads like a survival manual, philosopher Sophie Galabru unravels the great mythology of family love. — Julie Rambal

By blending intimate memories, pop culture, philosophical classics and recent sociological studies, Sophie Galabru enables everyone to understand their family ties and live them better. — Graine de Métamorphose podcast

A comprehensive overview of family ties. — Hélène Fresnel, Psychologies Magazine

Sophie Galabru explores the many faces of family relationships. — Jean-Marie Durand, Philosophie Magazine

This essay addresses all the themes that cross, one day or another, each member
from the same family. — MK2

The philosopher Sophie Galabru paints the contrasting portrait of today’s family, rich in its diversity and contradictions. — Presse Océan

At 33, Sophie Galabru belongs to this very stimulating generation of young philosophers followers of a “pop philosophy” who does not hesitate to combine Kant and Harry Potter, Nietzsche and Coppola’s The Godfather. — La Maine Libre

One of the charms of [Galabru’s] inquiry in this book is that it doesn’t shy away from personal questions, without lapsing into bombastic pronouncements. — Lettres ou pas lettres

Families, by their very nature, are under pressure, because they contain differences, protectiveness and freedom, connection, handing down and separation.

How can we cope with departures and arrivals? How do we hand things down and receive them? What is the importance of blood ties?

This essay address all of the issues that every member of a family will be confronted with at some point. It discusses sharing both tasks and property, hierarchical relationships, protection and violence, as well as both new ways to make families and the enduring nature of traditional structures.

Intertwining private memories, pop culture, classic philosophical references and recent sociological studies, Sophie Galabru enables everyone to understand their family bonds and to deal with them better.