Lunéville. Take the time to read: with "You Don't Abandon a Dog on the Highway" by Benoît Toccacieli, embark on a wild summer!

Jérôme wanted to escape. Recently divorced and estranged from his daughter, this unremarkable fifty-something hits the road toward Spain, determined to turn the page. But everything goes wrong when a sick dog gets into his car unannounced. It's impossible to turn him away, and with him, a whole series of unexpected encounters invite themselves into the passenger seat.

In this road trip, as funny as it is tender, Benoît Toccacieli takes the reader on a journey full of twists and turns, where we encounter a rebellious teenager, a bomber, and even organ traffickers. Behind the dark humor and slapstick situations, the novel subtly explores profound themes: solitude, reconstruction, the search for meaning.

Marjolaine, a bookseller at the Quantin bookstore in Lunéville, recommends it without hesitation: "Under its comedic guise, it's a book that touches, that makes you laugh but also think. Jérôme didn't want to feel anything anymore, and now the unexpected, the absurd, and the tenderness of a dog are going to force him to reconnect with the world."

Perilous, unpredictable, and captivating, this novel is an invitation to let go and let the unexpected in. Ideal for a summer where you want to laugh, be moved... and why not, start over.