Chance Acquaintances and Julie De Carneilhan

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Chance Acquaintances and Julie De Carneilhan

Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Fiction in translation

Author: Colette

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Language: English

Published by: Vintage Digital

Published on: 30th April 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 245 Kb

ISBN: 9781446467527


Set in pre-war Paris

Julie de Carneilhan tells of the complex relationship between proud but impoverished Julie and her former husband, the Comte d'Espivant, who has remarried a wealthy widow. Julie de Carneilhan was the last full-length novel Colette was to write as was as close a reckoning with the elements of her second marriage as she ever allowed herself.

In Chance Acquaintances

Colette visits a health resort accompanied only by her cat. While there, she befriends the handsome Gerard Haume and his invalid wife Antoinette, and is unwittingly caught up in the mysterious and disturbing events which befall them. Varying widely in mood and treatment, these two short novels demonstrate the versatility and sensitivity of Colette's writing.

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