![]() But she is not what she seems, for behind the servant’s demeanour, a myth she delights in perpetrating, lies an erudite, philosophical, culturally astute woman. Renée describes herself as a middle-aged, short, ugly, plump widow poor, discreet and insignificant, with the breath of a mammoth. A concierge at number 7 Rue de Grenelle, overseeing eight luxury appartments, and the eight entitled families inhabiting them. She is the most interesting character I have come across for some time. But when the protagonist Renée introduced herself on page 15, I was hooked. ![]() Except the ruminating on Marx at the start almost made my head spin. That afternoon, she did the same for me, and left The Elegance of the Hedgehog at my front door. ![]() ![]() I put The Midnight Library (recently read) into a wee bag and walked (mask on) the few blocks to her letterbox and popped it inside. The thought of it! Thank goodness for Gabby, who said she would swap books with me. We were thrust into level 4 Covid lockdown and I found myself without a book to read, and, libraries were closed. ![]()
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