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The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles: A Novel | Katherine Pancol
8 posts | 16 read | 15 to read
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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catsuit_mango
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Read this a long time ago when it was a big success in France, I don t really remember it. Rereading and if I like it I already books 2 and 3

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IuliaC
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Mehso-so

A very long family drama; I feel like I've just finished binge watching about three seasons of a TV series

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Kdunn52
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Loved this book from the minute I started reading it till the last line! Love love love!!!

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AmberAC
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#ReadingResolutions #Orange Everyone say hello to Felix. It's my notebook that I use to keep track of what I have read going back 8 years. If there is ever a fire, my husband knows to save it! How do you guys keep track of what you have read? Or do you?

Phlamboyant Goodreads has been my most consistent/successful tracking method. I lose or lose interest in notebooks. I've tried little stickers on the spines of books I've finished from my own library, as an easy visual indicator, but they've been falling off. I'm just a hot mess I guess. 🤣 7y
AmberAC I've never thought about stickers, that would be a great visual way to see what you've read. I've got so many books that they are just stacked and shoved in where I can fit them in, so probably wouldn't work for me either but I like it! 7y
Jennick2004 I have a binder with separators for each letter of the alphabet (address book style) where I have a page for each author, then the books by them I‘ve read :) 7y
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AnneCecilie
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I love France and Paris is my favorite city. Then it probably comes at no surprise that I have a couple of books #setinfrance. These are all books I have read. #jubilantjuly

LeslieO Me too! 7y
AnneCecilie Come to think of, I've read everyone except the two shorter ones by Irene Nemirovsky 7y
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Linda906
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Translated from French, this is a story told from multiple points of view of many entertaining family members facing personal crises. I enjoyed the development of the female characters, especially the dynamic of the mother/daughter relationships. It was a nice, quick, easy read- perfect for a busy work week or even a book club. #LitsyAtoZ #TheLetterY #PopSugarReadingChallenge

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Linda906
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Celebrating #NationalReadingDay by jumping into a book that I know nothing about to fill the "book recommended by a librarian" slot in the #PopSugarReadingChallenge. The librarian is my friend, so I'm excited to get started! An added bonus is that this book has been translated from French.

LauraBeth I've had this on my TBR for two years 😀 8y
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surlyspice
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