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The Elegance Of The Hedgehog

Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be But beneath this facade lies the real Rene passionate about culture and the arts and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives Down in her lodge apart from weekly visits by her one friend Manuela Rene lives with only her cat for company Meanwhile several floors up twelve-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered and vacuous future laid out for her and decides to end her life on her thirteenth birthday But unknown to them both the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their
lives forever By turns moving and hilarious this unusual and insightful novel is now an international publishing sensation with sales of over 10 million copies
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Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be But beneath this facade lies the real Rene passionate about culture & the arts & more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives Down in her lodge apart from weekly visits by her one friend Manuela Rene lives with only her cat for company Meanwhile several floors up twelve-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered & vacuous future laid out for her & decides to end her life on her thirteenth birthday But unknown to them both the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever By turns moving & hilarious this unusual & insightful novel is now an international publishing sensation with sales of over 10 million copies

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Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
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Hedgehog - A small animal with spikes that hibinates in winter.
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Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Concierge - A person, usually found in hotels, that can assist guests with any of there needs.

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