Francine

In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine.

After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone

Nina Strochlic

August 31, 2014

Francine Prose, in a testament to her talents, has managed to create a wartime saga that is both original and epic.

French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932

Jessica Ferri

April 23, 2014

Turns out, both men are married to women named Francine and have sons of similar ages.

Doppelgangers Really Do Exist: These People Are Strangers

Justin Jones

March 18, 2014

I was extremely excited and nervous to read for her and her casting director, Francine Maisler.

Stars and Friends Remember Nora Ephron: Mike Nichols, Nicole Kidman, and More

June 27, 2012

Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High series sold 250 million copies and made '80s teens swoon.

The Godmother of Chick-Lit

Jessica Bennett

March 22, 2011

Francine's hesitation vanished—she accepted the proposition.

Irène felt that to love, protect, and care for Francine, was to love Fanfar.

Francine uttered a terrific shriek and rushed to the window.

Her voice dropped so low that Francine could hardly hear her.

Robeccal understood, as did poor Francine, who resolutely closed her lips.