Cultural Writing. Memoir. Translated from the French by Nathalie Arnaud. Claire Deveze details the personal sufferings of her best friend and the death of her friend's son by cancer. Deveze's (short) distance from the situation allows her to look closely and intensely at the tragedy experienced by her dear friend. Through this knowledgeable empathy comes this beautiful memoir that is ultimately a tribute to the mother and her son, Sebastien as well as an exploration of the possibilities and limitations of friendship. SEBASTIEN, YOUR SON is more than a relation of tragedy; it is "a story that inspires life."