My Blue Notebooks cover

My Blue Notebooks

by Liane de Pougy

My Blue Notebooks: The Intimate Journal of Paris's Most Beautiful and Notorious Courtesan Born in 1869 as Anne-Marie Chassaigne, she changed her name to Liane de Pougy and became one of the three great courtesans of the Belle Epoque, almost a national treasure, famous for the splendour of her jewellery. She wrote the notebooks upon which the book is based between 1919-1941.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?