Review of Oscar and the Lady in Pink

"Oscar et la dame rose" is the third chapter of Cycle de l'Invisible by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. I have read four books in the series and I can say that Oscar and the Lady in Pink is by the far the sweetest book among them. Oscar is a boy of ten. He is terminally ill. One day he overhears his parents' talking to his doctor and he realizes that he will die very soon. Oscar (Amir) thinks his parents are two wackos,with no conversation ever since he has been sick. He misses the time when they could say "I love you" without sorrow. So, he refuses to talk to anyone except the lady in pink (Michèle Laroque)who claims to be a former wrestler.The dialog between the former female wrestler and Oscar becomes so tender that Oscar starts to communicate through her. When Oscar realizes that he has about 12 days to live, the lady in Pink tells him to take every day as a decade and she suggests he should write God about it. The thing is Oscar's parents are non-believers and they haven't talked much about religion to Oscar. The ambiance that Schmitt creates through the letters of a boy of ten addressed to God is not filled with legalism. In every book he writes, Schmitt's characters, whether they are Muslim Sufis, or Buddhists or even Christians, they are not characterized by strict, literal adherence to the law or to a particular code of religion or morality. What makes them different is the love they have for humanity. Their God is not exactly one of rules but of love. This question; "Does God exist or not?" is a time-honored question which has been asked over and over again since the dawn of history but what Oscar looks for in a God is not the fact that he exists or not. It is the very fact that there is an entity that he can count on and hope for love and courage.Amir (have never heard of him before)as the terminally ill,tender kid Oscar is sweet,cute and cut out for this job. Michèle Laroque as the lady in pink is indeed great.Superb adaptation,great acting,sweet but not preachy story tinctured with homespun philosophy!