Josephine Series

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1. The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles

   • Katherine Pancol

   • 434 pages
   • 16 hours of reading

   Le Divorce meets The Elegance of the Hedgehog in this hilariously entertaining mega-bestseller from France When her chronically unemployed husband runs off to start a crocodile farm in Kenya with his mistress, Joséphine Cortès is left in an unhappy state of affairs. The mother of two—confident, beautiful teenage Hortense and shy, babyish Zoé—is forced to maintain a stable family life while making ends meet on her meager salary as a medieval history scholar. Meanwhile, Joséphine’s charismatic sister Iris seems to have it all—a wealthy husband, gorgeous looks, and a très chic Paris address—but she dreams of bringing meaning back into her life. When Iris charms a famous publisher into offering her a lucrative deal for a twelfth-century romance, she offers her sister a deal of her own: Joséphine will write the novel and pocket all the proceeds, but the book will be published under Iris’s name. All is well—that is, until the book becomes the literary sensation of the season.

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2. The Slow Waltz of Turtles

   • Katherine Pancol

   • 422 pages
   • 15 hours of reading

   Fortysomething mother of two Josephine Cortes is at a crossroads. She has just moved to a posh new apartment in Paris after the success of the historical novel she ghost-wrote for her sister, Iris. Still struggling with her divorce she is now entangled too in a messy lie orchestrated by her sister. And just when things seem they can t get any more complicated, people start turning up dead in her neighbourhood. As Josephine struggles to find her voice and her confidence amidst a messy web of relationships and a string of murders, she and those around her must learn to find strength.

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3. Gli scoiattoli di Central Park sono tristi il lunedì

   • Katherine Pancol

   • 762 pages
   • 27 hours of reading

   Leggere il terzo romanzo di Katherine Pancol è come tornare a casa e ritrovare cari amici, scoprendo le loro ultime vicissitudini, amori, speranze e delusioni che rispecchiano la vita di tutti noi. Entriamo in una rappresentazione collettiva che ci fa gioire o rattristare con i personaggi, entusiasmarci per nuovi incontri e incoraggiare storie appena sbocciate. Viviamo con loro, come inquilini dello stesso palazzo, scambiando saluti e chiacchiere. Essere parte del mondo di Pancol è come entrare in un caleidoscopio di emozioni: qualsiasi cosa proviamo, non possiamo restare indifferenti, ma diventiamo partecipi come se fossimo un po' delle sue creature. La scrittura è fluida e coinvolgente, i dialoghi arguti e intensi; ridiamo, ci arrabbiamo e ci emozioniamo insieme a Josèphine, Philippe, Hortense e Gary. Le loro attese e delusioni si intrecciano con le nostre vicende quotidiane, spingendoci a riflettere su come avremmo reagito al loro posto e a offrir loro supporto. La trilogia richiama la Comedie Humaine di Balzac, con ritratti umani che ci permettono di riconoscerci e di capire che nessuno è un'isola, poiché in ogni piccolo universo ci sono emozioni condivise.

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