The Snake

"I have met her in person only twice in my life. She called me every morning for years."Outside a Paris courthouse, Caroline - a lawyer worn thin by work, illness, and a love that keeps going cold - is introduced to Natalie: a soft-spoken woman with wide dark eyes and an irresistible story. A survivor. A doctor of law from Harvard. A little girl who never got to be one.Within weeks, Natalie's morning calls have become the architecture of Caroline's life. She is her sister, her confidante, the one person who knows everything about her. But Natalie's legend keeps growing - the famous thesis, the billionaire friends, the tragedies that never end - and the more Caroline gives, the more is demanded: her secrets, her loyalty, her sanity.The Snake is the portrait of a friendship that becomes a cage: a story about charm as a weapon, about faith tested by mercy, and about the single telephone call that can bring a cathedral of lies crashing down.For anyone who has ever loved someone they never really knew.