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To end the year better than it started, our community recommends a new “feel good” book every day.
Today, “The cat that fell right on top” by Caroline Bee, published on September 24, 2020 by Éditions de l'Opportun.
LaParenthèsedeCéline, contributor to the
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Caroline Bee's The
Falling
Cat
, published on September 24, 2020 by Éditions de l'Opportun.
Her favorite quote:
I returned to my office cursing myself. I'm almost 30 years old, a pittance, and I can't cut up a roast chicken. I suck.
Why this book?
Because this first novel is of a rare freshness
in the service of a very accomplished writing.
A book that will keep you smiling for a long time.
Tenderness and depth under an air of lightness.
Because the story is told with an energetic pace,
the characters are firmly anchored in our time.
A funny tale, full of hilarious metaphors.
In the background, loneliness, toxic relationships, friendship, assertiveness and attachment are discussed.
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
It is the story of a young single woman in search of love.
Her meeting with the cat she is going to adopt changes her life completely.
Written with a delicate and humorous pen, the story is told alternately through the prism of the heroine and that of the cat.
Very original !
Characters.
Juliette, a shy single thirty-something who can't say no and Maurice her cat who influences her life in a very positive way.
Places.
The whole novel takes place in France and particularly in Paris.
The time.
The story is very contemporary by evocations to dating sites or applications such as Tinder.
The author.
Caroline Bee, passionate about psychology, is a designer, writer and editor in the health field.
Here she is publishing her first novel.
This book was read with amusement.
“I laughed a lot, but I was also very moved by the characters and their adventures.
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