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The Slow Waltz of Turtles

The Slow Waltz of Turtles A Novel

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Publisher's Synopsis

Fortysomething mother of two Josephine Cortes is at a crossroads. She has just moved to a posh new apartment in Paris after the success of the historical novel she ghost-wrote for her sister, Iris. Still struggling with her divorce she is now entangled too in a messy lie orchestrated by her sister. And just when things seem they can t get any more complicated, people start turning up dead in her neighbourhood. As Josephine struggles to find her voice and her confidence amidst a messy web of relationships and a string of murders, she and those around her must learn to find strength.

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Penguin Books

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Book information

ISBN: 9780143128175
Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 843.914
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 396g
Height: 133mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 30mm