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| A political love triangle, awkward accordion dances, public kissing and a tweet of revenge: it was only a matter of time before François Hollande's stranger-than-fiction private life became a French publishing phenomenon. | A political love triangle, awkward accordion dances, public kissing and a tweet of revenge: it was only a matter of time before François Hollande's stranger-than-fiction private life became a French publishing phenomenon. |
| A clutch of books set to hit the shelves explore the "psychodrama" of Hollande's relationship with his partner, the journalist Valerie Trierweiler. | A clutch of books set to hit the shelves explore the "psychodrama" of Hollande's relationship with his partner, the journalist Valerie Trierweiler. |
| Nicolas Sarkozy's second and third marriages spawned their fair share of bestsellers, but what is damaging for Hollande is that he promised a break from Sarkozy's style of putting his love life on display. Now writers are taking the president to task for not keeping his word. | Nicolas Sarkozy's second and third marriages spawned their fair share of bestsellers, but what is damaging for Hollande is that he promised a break from Sarkozy's style of putting his love life on display. Now writers are taking the president to task for not keeping his word. |
| The key book is Entre deux Feux, by the journalists Anne Rosencher and Anna Cabana, out on Wednesday. It traces the background to the day in June when Trierweiler tweeted her support for a dissident Socialist running for election against Ségolène Royal, publicly displaying her animosity towards Hollande's ex-partner. It forced the love triangle on to the front pages and "opened the door to the president's bedroom", the authors write. | The key book is Entre deux Feux, by the journalists Anne Rosencher and Anna Cabana, out on Wednesday. It traces the background to the day in June when Trierweiler tweeted her support for a dissident Socialist running for election against Ségolène Royal, publicly displaying her animosity towards Hollande's ex-partner. It forced the love triangle on to the front pages and "opened the door to the president's bedroom", the authors write. |
| The book describes how Trierweiler began a secret relationship with Hollande as early as 2005 when she was a political journalist covering the Socialists. Royal called her into her office to warn her off. "Everyone says you're François's mistress, it's unbearable for me," she reportedly said. | The book describes how Trierweiler began a secret relationship with Hollande as early as 2005 when she was a political journalist covering the Socialists. Royal called her into her office to warn her off. "Everyone says you're François's mistress, it's unbearable for me," she reportedly said. |
| The book claims that Hollande's transition to his new relationship was messy, and that he considered trying to get back together with Royal in 2007 after she ran for president. Trierweiler is depicted as anxious and lacking self-confidence, in the words of one Hollande ally . She is advised by a mentor to drink half a glass of wine before going on set to present her TV show. Hollande orders his entourage to reassure her, but apparently doesn't manage to reassure her himself. | The book claims that Hollande's transition to his new relationship was messy, and that he considered trying to get back together with Royal in 2007 after she ran for president. Trierweiler is depicted as anxious and lacking self-confidence, in the words of one Hollande ally . She is advised by a mentor to drink half a glass of wine before going on set to present her TV show. Hollande orders his entourage to reassure her, but apparently doesn't manage to reassure her himself. |
| The former minister Rachida Dati points out how Sarkozy always held his wives' hands in public, whereas Hollande doesn't touch Trierweiler. During the campaign, if Trierweiler felt she wasn't getting enough attention from Hollande she would "dramatically disappear", the book claims, leaving Hollande asking: "Where's Valerie?" | The former minister Rachida Dati points out how Sarkozy always held his wives' hands in public, whereas Hollande doesn't touch Trierweiler. During the campaign, if Trierweiler felt she wasn't getting enough attention from Hollande she would "dramatically disappear", the book claims, leaving Hollande asking: "Where's Valerie?" |
| The book reveals that she sent her famous tweet from her office in the Elysée palace while Hollande was in his own office in another wing, after berating him by phone over his support for Royal. Such was Trierweiler's resentment that she once told a Hollande biographer she would only talk to him if he didn't mention the other woman. Royal claims in the book that Trierweiler has banned Hollande from ever making her a minister. | The book reveals that she sent her famous tweet from her office in the Elysée palace while Hollande was in his own office in another wing, after berating him by phone over his support for Royal. Such was Trierweiler's resentment that she once told a Hollande biographer she would only talk to him if he didn't mention the other woman. Royal claims in the book that Trierweiler has banned Hollande from ever making her a minister. |
| Another book, La Favourite, a journalist's open letter to the "dangerous" Trierweiler, is already out, to be followed next week by L'Ex, about Royal, The Heart of Power. Trierweiler's own book of photos from the campaign, François Hollande President: 400 days behind the scenes of a victory, has been a sales flop. | Another book, La Favourite, a journalist's open letter to the "dangerous" Trierweiler, is already out, to be followed next week by L'Ex, about Royal, The Heart of Power. Trierweiler's own book of photos from the campaign, François Hollande President: 400 days behind the scenes of a victory, has been a sales flop. |
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