Sido is a book by Colette which focuses mainly on her mother, whom she adored; she also writes of her family and her childhood in this intimate novel.

Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette) was a nineteenth century French female writer; born in 1873 and died in 1954. She was the author of many acclaimed novels.

“Sido” was her mother’s name (her full name was Adele Eugenie Sidonie Landoy), and in Colette’s book entitled Sido, Colette writes of her childhood and her mother’s wonderful, nurturing, and powerful influence. She mixes fact with fiction to convey the influence that her mother had on her community and her daughter. Her mother was passionate about life and loved the arts, her garden, and most of all her children.

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