Véronique, the daughter of a Limoges scrap-iron dealer, marries the rich banker Graslin and becomes the centre of provincial society. A murder trial involving a young workman named Tascheron shadows her life, and she later retires to the barren district of Montégnac, where she and its devoted rector set about transforming the land and its people.
One of Balzac’s most spiritual novels, for readers drawn to stories of guilt, penance and redemption. Download the free EPUB.