Fannyardant Stories

Fanny is bored with the marriage she has. Her husband's frequent travel makes her feel lonely and unloved. When she met Emma she did not think she could feel better than ever. But how far will these feelings come about?

The year is 2001, soon a movie called 8 Femmes will be filmed in France, its director aspires to have the best 8 French actresses of their generation, everything seems to be there, the ideal recipe for a success, but two of those great ladies hide secrets of the past, secrets that unite them, harm them, but are still, at the end of the day, unbreakable secrets made to bond them back to each other.

Elio Neri is a student at the prestigious St. Edmond's Boarding School in England. As a heir of a textile company, he wants to become a renowned poet and professor of French literature. But he never believed that a tiny thing could kill or save him.

One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually enter the truth. Oh, thou cruel woman!

This will be mostly a Catherine's study, it's not everyone cup of tea. Catnny is mentioned but only on the 1st chapter. When Catherine reaches out and wants to meet for dinner, Fanny reluctantly accepts. The conversation is sometimes warm, sometimes angry, sometimes sad. No happy ending, just FYI. Be warned... this can get pretty sad in places. It will not have a happy ending. A character death is mentioned but it isn't Catherine or Fanny. There are brief references to anxiety, depression. Consider this your Trigger Warning.

Cora Herzing is a successful German actress in her 40s. There is nothing more exciting for her than being on stage, sharing her expression with the audience, or on a film set, bringing her characters to life. But with success and wealth comes loneliness, something Cora thought she could never overshadow. Someday during a photo shoot for her new film, she meets the young French photographer Mathilde Laurent. Everything changes for Cora✨

XXth century. A century filled with fun, new discoveries, wars, passions, and lots,lots of champagne. On this paradise, the young Giselle Lazard makes her way to the highest point of glory.

Against the odds. When Catherine is hospitalised, Fanny rushes to be by her side, despite the two of them not speaking for years.

AU. Attorney's at Law. Fanny Ardant is a legal investigator at Depardieu, Deneuve, and Associates. The 'Deneuve' part is a newer development, and they immediately got off on the wrong foot. Boss or not, it would make Fanny's life a lot easier if she could hate her. Really, it would be. Catherine Deneuve is cold. Sarcastic. They have absolutely nothing in common. She is intimidatingly attractive, and they always manage to get under each other's skin in the worst possible way.... Or maybe the best.