THE GOVERNESSES - ANNE SERRE

A sexy lil’ french fable. Kate got this on a whim at the library and I read it because it’s so small it fit easily into my coat pocket for bus rides and could be easily devoured (a word this book loves) in a few commutes. The plot is fairy tale simple: three governesses live at this sort of bizarre dreamlike school/orphanage where to boys don’t seem to age nor have new boys added. While caring for and teaching these kids they’re also on a fuckathon across this bucolic landscape. Gardeners, repairmen, men and boys in the town; swept up and fucked dry. There’s an old pervert with a spyglass. I found it interesting that one of the governesses (who are super interchangeable, I finished the book 2 days ago and have totally forgotten which one is which) gets pregnant and has a kid and the nature of the book doesn’t really change. I can’t imagine a male writer doing that. Are there lots of french books like this? Does the French public consume a-lot of erotic, modern tales? We’re missing out. 69 secret trysts.