- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Plume Books; Reissue edition (July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0452284481
- ISBN-13: 978-0452284487
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,951,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in Paris, LE DIVORCE is an alluring and elegant comedy of love and divorce French-style. Isabel Walker, a young, not-so-innocent, American abroad, arrives in Paris to find that her sister's French husband ('the frog prince') has just walked out. While Isabel embarks on her own sentimental education - seduced by gourmet food, antiques, existentialism and an older man - her sister's marriage disintergrates into bitter Franco-American wrangles over money, titles and a mysterious painting. With a sharp tongue and an ironic eye for the foibles of the Parisian bourgeoisie, the French art world and American ex-patriots, Isabel is a collector of experience, even those she can't control. Comedy veers suddenly close to tragedy as passionate jealousy, self-interest and artistic intrigue interweave.
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Isabel Walker, a young, not-so-innocent American abroad, arrives in Paris to find that her sister's French husband ('the frog prince') has just walked out. While Isabel embarks on her own sentimental education - seduced by gourmet food, antiques, existentialism and an older man - her sister's marriage disintegrates into bitter Franco-American wrangles over money, titles and a mysterious painting. With a sharp tongue and an ironic eye for the foibles of the Parisian bourgeoisie, the French art world and American ex-patriots, Isabel is a collector of experience, even those she can't control.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was thrust on me by several bright American friends trying to explain what they suffered in London, and I can see why it applies to a world beyond Paris. Very, very funny comedy of manners about love and betrayal, and thoroughly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a enjoyable light read with a bit of useful French vernacular thrown in. If you've seen the film, you'll know there is one part of the plot concerning a cuckolded husband which doesn't work too well, but it is still an entertaining read overall.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book while house-sitting for a friend a couple of years ago. I took the book off the shelf because the title intrigued me. The inventive opening chapter has the writer describing how she sees her life - as if she and the people around her are characters in a film. In fact, its worth noting that there is a film version of this book in the making. The Parisien setting is very well described, the characters are likeable and an interesting plot keeps your attention.
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