The Emperor of Paris
C. S. Richardson
An illiterate Parisian baker and a deformed reclusive woman form an unlikely romance.
Read Time: ~3.2 hr
My Life Among the Apes
by Cary Fagan (2012)
About this book
A woman leaves her husband, a retired judge, when he refuses to give up his passion for performing as a magician, a young man exiled from the downtown arts scene finds himself living in the suburbs in a community of new immigrants, a widow moves to New York to confront the woman who was her late husband's mistress, and a bank manager in a bad situation turns to his childhood obsession with Jane Goodall for inspiration.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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