A review by emmakg
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored by Philippe Georget

4.0

I read ‘summertime, all the cats are bored’ last night and enjoyed it. Sebag was an interesting guy without relying on the usual dark past back story for a crime story! His career had stalled (read, been ruined) when he took paternity leave and shared parental leave when his daughter was born, which was an interesting spin! There was an emphasis on this being down to the traditional values of the French police but it seemed like a wider comment on the French attitude to fathers taking a more equal role in parenting. The relationships with his children and wife were super vivid and genuine - but kind of painful at times to be honest. Deffo recommend.