Originally published in French: 1883-1884. Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxviii-xxxix).
Summary:
When Pauline Quenu is taken to the seaside to live with her relatives, her love of life contrasts with the pessimism which infects the family. This is the twelfth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, remarkable for it's depictions of intense emotions and physical and mental suffering -- description from publisher website.
Series:
Oxford world's classics Rougon Macquart ; 12 Zola, Émile, 1840-1902. Rougon-Macquart. English (Oxford University Press) ; 12th.
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