Michel Bilon and his granddaughter Marilou Boully write a book on their family

This is a first for Michel Bilon.

The author of the Tréport, in Seine-Maritimepresents a new book, written for the first time “with two feathers”, in collaboration with His granddaughterMarilou Boully, resident of Eu, in Seine-Maritime.

This work, in self -publishing, is interested in their family sagaa story that begins in the Jura to arrive at Trigger.

In 2020, Michel Bilon had told his childhood and that of his brothers and sisters in an opus entitled A Tréportaise childhood. “Marilou then helped me for the release of the book,” explains the author Tréportais. “It made us want to really collaborate for the writing of a new work. »»

It is the first for Marilou Boully who says he is proud of this collaboration.

They chose the AAutofiction.

The book is based on real facts, but also includes fictional passages, where information is missing.

From Jura to Tréport

The story begins in the Jura, in 1851with the birth of Séraphin Bilon.

Ruined by the fire of the farm, the family left, in 1891, to settle in Le Havre with the hope of joining the new world.

“A tragic incident forces the family to stay in Normandy and abandon their dreams,” said the authors. “At the beginning of the 20th century, cousins ​​joined them and all together were established and in Tréport. »»

The work is the culmination of more than two years of work.

Michel Bilon indicates: “We worked from a photograph album that has been kept in the family. »»

Michel Bilon and Marilou Boully were also able to count on the support of a local genealogist, Yvan Beaudoin, and a genealogist of Franche-ComtéGilberte Debois. “Photo exchanges have shown us that contacts have been held between the Jurassians and the Normans. »»

The links then distended with the Second World War.

The book, entitled A family saga, from the jura to the trusteewill be available in the EU bookstores.

The authors will be present in the salons of the Book of the Region, notably in EU, on Friday May 16, 2025.

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