About the book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
\"If one were to cross Jane Austen and Henry James, the result would be Diane Johnson.\"—San Francisco Chronicle
The national bestseller and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson!
Called \"stylish... refreshing... genuinely wise” by The New York Times Book Review,this delightful comedy of manners and morals, money, marriage, and murder follows smart, sexy, and impeccably dressed American Isabel Walker as she lands in Paris to visit her stepsister Roxy, a poet whose marriage to an aristocratic French painter has assured her a coveted place in Parisian society—until her husband leaves her for the wife of an American lawyer. Could \"le divorce\" be far behind? Can irrepressible Isabel keep her perspective (and her love life) intact as cultures and human passions collide?
\"Social comedy at its best\" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Le Divorce is Diane Johnson at her most scintillating and sublime.
Editions of Le Divorce
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780452277335
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780452284487
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101213032
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
\"If one were to cross Jane Austen and Henry James, the result would be Diane Johnson.\"—San Francisco Chronicle
The national bestseller and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson!
Called \"stylish... refreshing... genuinely wise” by The New York Times Book Review,this delightful comedy of manners and morals, money, marriage, and murder follows smart, sexy, and impeccably dressed American Isabel Walker as she lands in Paris to visit her stepsister Roxy, a poet whose marriage to an aristocratic French painter has assured her a coveted place in Parisian society—until her husband leaves her for the wife of an American lawyer. Could \"le divorce\" be far behind? Can irrepressible Isabel keep her perspective (and her love life) intact as cultures and human passions collide?
\"Social comedy at its best\" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Le Divorce is Diane Johnson at her most scintillating and sublime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Le Divorce about?
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
\"If one were to cross Jane Austen and Henry James, the result would be Diane Johnson.\"—San Francisco Chronicle
The national bestseller and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson!
Called \"stylish... refreshing... genuinely wise” by The New York Times Book Review,this delightful comedy of manners and morals, money, marriage, and murder follows smart, sexy, and impeccably dressed American Isabel Walker as she lands in Paris to visit her stepsister Roxy, a poet whose marriage to an aristocratic French painter has assured her a coveted place in Parisian society—until her husband leaves her for the wife of an American lawyer. Could \"le divorce\" be far behind? Can irrepressible Isabel keep her perspective (and her love life) intact as cultures and human passions collide?
\"Social comedy at its best\" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Le Divorce is Diane Johnson at her most scintillating and sublime.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Le Divorce?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Le Divorce?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780452277335
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Le Divorce?
Diane Johnson
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Le Divorce is available as paperback(ISBN 9780452277335) and paperback(ISBN 9780452284487) and ebook(ISBN 9781101213032)
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