Show Notes
In this episode of Booked on Sundays we review The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol. Listen to learn each of our favorite and LEAST favorite characters, our thoughts on the book within the book, how we would rate the book, and more! For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. We'll see you next month!
Book blurb: 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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