In the spring of 1822 a young baron, sent to Lower Normandy to recover his health, hears gossip in Bayeux about Madame de Beauséant, a great lady living in seclusion after her lover abandoned her. He contrives to meet her, and a passion begins that tests whether a woman cast out by society can trust love a second time.
A compact, intensely felt novella from Balzac’s Human Comedy, ideal for readers new to him. Download the free EPUB.