Translated from the French. Eighth in the author's 20 novel series: Rougon-Macquart. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- Translator's Note -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Emile Zola. A LOVE STORY. Part One -- Part Two -- Part Three -- Part Four -- Part Five. Explanatory Notes.
Summary:
Helene Grandjean, an attractive young widow, lives a secluded life in Paris with her only child, Jeanne. Jeanne is a delicate and nervous girl who jealously guards her mother's affections. When Jeanne falls ill, she is attended by Dr Deberle, whose growing admiration for Helene gradually turns into mutual passion. Deberle's wife Juliette, meanwhile, flirts with a shallow admirer, and Helene, intent on preventing her adultery, precipitates a crisis whose consequences are far-reaching. Jeanne realizes she has a rival for Helene's devotion in the doctor, and begins to exercise a tyrannous hold over her mother. The eighth novel in Zola's celebrated Rougon-Macquart series, A Love Story is an intense psychological and nuanced portrayal of love's different guises. Zola's study extends most notably to the city of Paris itself, whose shifting moods reflect Helene's emotional turmoil in passages of extraordinary lyrical description. -- Amazon.com
Series:
Oxford world's classics Zola, Émile, 1840-1902. Rougon-Macquart. English ; v. 8.
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