Jacqueline, a young Parisian girl, comes of age in a world of fashionable at-homes presided over by a stepmother who knows exactly how to manage a household and a reputation. Among the painters, guests and convent friends around her, she takes her first lessons in society, art and love, and they come at real cost.
A delicate study of a young woman’s coming of age by a French novelist admired in her day for her essays on America. Download the free EPUB.