THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery

 Renee is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building on the Left Bank.  To the residents she is honest, reliable and uncultivated - an ideal concierge.  But Renee has a secret.  Beneath this conventional facade she is passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her self-important employers.

Down in her lodge, Renee is resigned to living a lie; meanwhile, several floors up, 12-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid a predictably bourgeois future, and plans to commit suicide on her 13th birthday.

But the death of one of their privileged neighbours will bring dramatic changes to number 7, Rue de Grenelle, altering the course of both their lives forever.

Soft cover, good condition.  The front cover has a slight crease running down. Apart from that, the book is clean. 320 pages.