Recent Works
Her most recent saga Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles, followed by The Turtles' Slow Waltz describes the relationships between the members of a family and particularly between two sisters.
Many readers were able to identify with the inspirational main character, Joséphine. This woman in her forties struggles with a divorce, economic problems, a difficult teenage daughter, a tyrannical mother, and low self-esteem. She gets entangled in a lie set up by her sister, becoming her ghost-writer. As she discovers her own talents, she struggles with not getting credit for her work, which becomes a runaway best-seller. Through these challenges, Joséphine grows and finds out who she really is.
The many characters surrounding Joséphine evolve into a web of friendships, betrayals and dreams. Even Florine, the 12th century rebellious young heroine Joséphine creates for her novel, becomes a character in her own right as her destiny unfolds within a well-developed medieval setting.
Easy to read, the theme of this page-turner is to stay positive, absorb life's blows, then move on, not hiding from life but embracing it.
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