The slow waltz of turtles

The slow waltz of turtles

Katherine Pancol, 1954-

Book - 2016

"In this mega-bestseller from France and the follow-up to The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, a woman contends with divorce, family trouble, and even murder in her journey to discover who she really is. 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 ghostwrote for her sister, Iris. Still struggling with her divorce--the result of her husband running off to Kenya to start a crocodile farm with his mistress--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 neighborhood. As Josephine struggles to find her vo...ice and her confidence amidst a messy web of relationships and a string of murders, she and those around her must learn to push on with determination, like headstrong little turtles learning to dance slowly in a world that's too violent and moving too fast"--

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Subjects
Divorced women > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Genres
Mystery fiction
Humorous fiction
Psychological fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Published
New York, New York : Penguin Books [2016]
Language
English
French
Main Author
Katherine Pancol, 1954- (author)
Other Authors
William Rodarmor (translator)
Item Description
Originally published in French as La valse lente des tortues (Paris : Albin Michel, ©2008).
Physical Description
422 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780143128175
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

An improbably melodramatic follow-up to The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles (2006), this French best-seller continues the saga of Josephine Cortes and the lives of those around her as she pursues her quest for self-discovery. Josephine has moved into a large Paris apartment with her younger daughter, while her older daughter studies fashion in London. There's a lot going on here: Josephine's mother employs a psychic to curse her stepfather's new wife. Her intermittent boyfriend grows distant. She thinks she sees her dead husband on the Metro. A neighborhood serial killer fails to kill her in a late-night attack. Her flirtation with her brother-in-law deepens. She adopts an apparently stray dog. Her new neighbors are a mix of standoffish and interfering. Familiar characters from the first novel appear in virtual cameos, and new ones populate Josephine's new milieu. Less compulsively readable than the first novel but enjoyable in itself. For fans of women's stories involving midlife crises, melodrama, and murder.--Moroni, Alene Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Mystery, magic, and murder abound in Pancol's (The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles) tantalizing novel set in modern day Paris. Swept along by her forbidden love for her sister's husband and a string of killings, Joséphine Cortès becomes entangled in a fast-paced, dangerous dance of fate and consequence as she attempts to start a new life after being left by her husband. As the Cortès women-Joséphine; her daughters, Zoé and Hortense; and her sister, Iris-embark on their own paths of self-discovery, they are forced to confront some of the most unsavory truths about love, loss, and triumph. But when tragedy strikes and a succession of violent crimes are committed on Joséphine's doorstep, she has no idea whether she can trust those around her, or save her family. Everyone has something to hide and no one is above suspicion in this slow, calculated game of secrets. Fans of tightly organized suspense will consume each word with bated breath while figuring out who will be caught holding the bloody knife, and who will be left alive to tell the tale. Combining witty prose and breezy wisdom, Pancol's sensational novel is a shape-shifting mystery that will please fans of whodunits and family dramas. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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