Le Divorce (William Abrahams Book)

In Le Divorce, Diane Johnson delightfully recounts the adventures of two sisters from California who make a modern pilgrimage to the City of Light. Pregnant and abandoned by her French husband, Roxeanne Walker de Persand turns to her younger sister, Isabel, for support, while the powerful Persand family exerts subtle but firm control over her decision whether or not to divorce. Complicating matters is the disposition of a family heirloom, a painting in Roxy's possession that is suddenly discovered to be worth millions. In the midst of a variety of schemes, the stakes are suddenly raised by a crime of passion, disrupting everyone's motives and plans. Not since Edith Wharton penned her brilliant portraits of Americans abroad has an American novelist so perfectly captured the possibilities and perils of succumbing to the allure of Paris. *Le Divorce was a hardcover bestseller appearing on the Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, and Newsday bestseller lists. * Le Divorce received outstanding reviews. * The hardcover is in its 8th printing with over 50,000 copies in print. *Plume is embarking on a major Diane Johnson backlist reissue program with one out-of-print title to appear each month between February and June 1994. more

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2008; So misleading...; This novel was such a huge huge disappointment to me - it will be the last time I rely on the back cover of a book to give me any indication as to its contents - sexy, cool, irrepressible Isabel?? She was one of the the most boring, most...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-04-2006; Better than the movie; This beautiful book is so much better than the movie. The ending is completely different. Like Diane Johnson's other novels, she expects her reader to be educated in literature, not just Voltaire and other French writers, but American...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-12-2006; SO DISAPPOINTING; I rarely read fiction and only read this book because it took place in Paris and because I found it at a yard sale, with Le Marriage, for 25 cents. That's what it was worth and it confirmed to me that much of what fiction writers write...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-11-2006; Meh; A short review because I basically agree with the other reviewers' opinions. My trouble is that I actually really like Diane Johnson's writing: I like her use of language and I like her funny observations that are so very human and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-04-2006; Better than the movie; This beautiful book is so much better than the movie. The ending is completely different. Like Diane Johnson's other novels, she expects her reader to be educated in literature, not just Voltaire and other French writers, but American...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-26-2005; Where's the Sequel?; This book annoyed me like no book has ever done before. I liked it at first, because it has lots of fabulous insights, description, and dialog. Here are some examples:"Mrs. Pace was a mighty person. She said what people were. And if she...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2008; So misleading...; This novel was such a huge huge disappointment to me - it will be the last time I rely on the back cover of a book to give me any indication as to its contents - sexy, cool, irrepressible Isabel?? She was one of the the most boring, most...; read full review | report as inappropriate