The memoirs of two young wives
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-18502018
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Two very intelligent, very idealistic young women leave the convent school where they became the fastest of friends to return to their families and embark on their new lives. For Renee de Maucombe, this means an arranged marriage with a country gentleman of Provence, a fine if slightly dull man for whom she feels admiration but nothing more. Meanwhile, Louise de Chaulieu makes for her family's house in Paris, intent on enjoying her freedom to the fullest: glittering balls, the opera, and above all, she devoutly hopes, the torments and ecstasies of true love and passion. What will come of these two very different lives?
Main title:
The memoirs of two young wives / Honore de Balzac, Morris Dickstein ; translated by Jordan Stump.
Author:
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850, authorStump, Jordan, 1959-, translator
Imprint:
New York : New York Review Books, 2018.
Collation:
304 pages ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781681371252 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.7
LC class:
PQ2165.D4
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2166107
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