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Josephine Series

This series chronicles the life of a woman navigating marital discord and financial struggles while striving to keep her family afloat. With humor and a keen eye, she confronts unexpected twists of fate. The narratives are infused with French charm, witty banter, and insightful observations on life, love, and ambition. Readers will be drawn to her resilience in the face of adversity and her quest for happiness.

The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
The Slow Waltz of Turtles
Las ardillas de Central Park están tristes los lunes

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  1. 1

    The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles

    • 434 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    3.6(5894)Add rating

    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.

    The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
  2. 2

    The Slow Waltz of Turtles

    • 422 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    3.8(4280)Add rating

    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.

    The Slow Waltz of Turtles
  3. 3

    Las ardillas de Central Park están tristes los lunes

    • 808 pages
    • 29 hours of reading
    3.8(3521)Add rating

    La vida, a menudo, se divierte y, escondido en una palabra, una sonrisa, un billete de metro o el pliegue de una cortina, nos entrega un diamante capaz de colmar todas nuestras expectativas. Para Joséphine el diamante podría ser la propuesta de su editor de que escriba una nueva novela, las llamadas de Philippe a las que no contesta o la incondicional amistad de su amiga Shirley. ¿Será Joséphine el diamante de Philippe? ¿Y cuál es el que persigue Shirley? Alrededor de estos tres personajes, todo un abanico de jóvenes -Hortense, Gary, Zoé, Alexandre- buscan también el diamante que ha de cambiar sus vidas para siempre, dejándose guiar por esas pequeñas piedras que van encontrando en el camino. Porque si nos detenemos un instante, si observamos con atención y nos atrevemos a coger lo que nos ofrece una mano tendida, la vida, probablemente, no volverá a cubrirse de

    Las ardillas de Central Park están tristes los lunes