Chloë Ashby

Second life: Playboy, by Constance Debré, reviewed

Having abandoned her marriage and her career as a lawyer, Debré re-emerges as a lesbian, a writer, and a seducer equal to Casanova

Constance Debré. [Credit: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images] 
issue 08 June 2024
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    Constance Debré, translated by Holly James

    Tuskar Rock, pp. 176, £10

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