Françoise Sagan. The Surrender Signal. Guardian Angel. Novels

Literary Mademoiselle Chanel, the French Salinger and Fitzgerald, a scandalous star, gambler, playboy, and subtle psychologist; Françoise Sagan, who made a splash with her very first novel, Bonjour Tristesse! (1954), is a consistently fresh voice, speaking with crystal honesty about what real people think and feel. Sagan's books have been translated into dozens of languages, are read and reread by millions of people worldwide, and are enthusiastically adapted into film.
A woman trades love for comfort in "The Surrender Signal." A young man with peculiar moral values, appearing out of nowhere, takes on the task of protecting a Hollywood screenwriter from the cruelties of the world in "Guardian Angel." A composer, supported by his wealthy wife, unexpectedly creates something popular and, for the first time in years, questions freedom in "The Leash." Finally, the author insightfully reflects on televised debates, horses, laughter, Catherine Deneuve, George Sand, and Gorbachev in her memoir "From the Heart." The characters in each of Françoise Sagan's books are simply people, vulnerable and imperfect, and so the images we see are not always flattering, but they are profound, precise, and tender.