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Aug 31, 2011
Laurel Hicks
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Oh the French! Balzac has the knack of writing a wicked story and deftly turning it into a morality tale, leaving me wondering which is the real Balzac.
Sex is the universal currency in Balzac’s 19th century Paris. For position, for lust, for money and, occasionally, for love. Each member and associate of the Hulot family is an unequal measure of scoundrel, martyr and guilelessness. A mix which makes for pleasantly sordid reading.
And then there’s Cousin Bette. Sitting on the sidelines. Waiting for her turn. One of those slightly unhappy, fairly mean souls who, after years and years of disappointment, has come to know that she’s not the star of h ...more
And then there’s Cousin Bette. Sitting on the sidelines. Waiting for her turn. One of those slightly unhappy, fairly mean souls who, after years and years of disappointment, has come to know that she’s not the star of h ...more
Nov 04, 2007
Kimley
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