They discover their kindred souls when a wealthy Japanese man named Ozu arrives in the building. Paloma and Renée hide both their true talents and their finest qualities from a world they suspect cannot or will not appreciate them. Until then she will continue hiding her extraordinary intelligence behind a mask of mediocrity, acting the part of an average pre-teen high on pop subculture, a good but not an outstanding student, an obedient if obstinate daughter. Talented, precocious, and startingly lucid, she has come to terms with life's seeming futility and has decided to end her own on the day of her thirteenth birthday. Then there's Paloma, a super-smart twelve-year-old and the youngest daughter of the Josses, who live on the fifth floor. With biting humor she scrutinizes the lives of the building's tenants-her inferiors in every way except that of material wealth. But Renée has a secret: she is a ferocious autodidact who furtively devours art, philosophy, music, and Japanese culture. In short, she is everything society expects from a concierge at a bourgeois building in a posh Parisian neighborhood. Her only genuine attachment is to her cat, Leo. She is cantankerous and addicted to television soaps. Renée, the building's concierge, is short, ugly, and plump. We are in an elegant hôtel particulier in the center of Paris. The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a moving, funny, atmospheric novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us. "The international bestseller that has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Join us on August 26th, 826 Day, as we discuss, dig into and debate the classic ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG! The book is available for sale in the Gatos bookstore and all are welcome!
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