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An excellent book - something long overdue in my reading list. What a beautiful, simple, sincere and yet so touching novel. I have to say - this is how you write a novel, in my eyes. A simple plot, something that can happen next door any day. Characters with complex lifes, some with a big heart, others not, slowly showing who they are as the story unfolds. Animals, cats, in this case ..."the only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects." Some of lifes heaviness and trag
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I was not sure if I liked the book or not when I started reading because it is so philosophical at first. So it took awhile for it to grow on me, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down.
We follow the life of Renee, a 54 year old concierge of an upscale Parisian apartment building. She hides who she really is behind a little sloppy facade. She philosophises about life and know a lot about art and literature. The other main character is 12 year-old Paloma. She is brilliant and has suicidal ...more
We follow the life of Renee, a 54 year old concierge of an upscale Parisian apartment building. She hides who she really is behind a little sloppy facade. She philosophises about life and know a lot about art and literature. The other main character is 12 year-old Paloma. She is brilliant and has suicidal ...more
Brilliant!
Jun 02, 2010
Kimberly
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