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Writing: 4 stars. Beautiful. This is a quote from the first pages: "You take the words, she thought; by themselves, individually, they are almost meaningless. You take them one by one and you build not only a description, a vision, but also a memory, where you are present, and he is present, too, th...
I began reading The Summer Guest with very little knowledge of Anton Chekhov. Ivanov was assigned reading in college, so I knew that he was a celebrated playwright and story story author. That, however, was the extent to which I was aware of Chekhov's background. I'll admit, that's one of the reason...
Jean Teulé continues to bring episodes from French history to life in The Hurlyburly’s Husband. Unlike Eat Him If You Like or The Poisoning Angel, this novel does not feature a murder. This novel tells the story of a cuckold. Louis-Henri de Montespan fell in love with Françoise (who later changed he...
This was an interesting book about a young woman found dead by her husband, Vittorio, outside of their 6-floor apartment window. Vittorio is arrested for her murder. Vittorio is a psychoanalyst and he convinces one of his patients, Eva Maria, to help him find the real murderer. Eva Maria was Vitto...
Coming October 15th From Gallic Books. Thank you kindly to Sophie Goodfellow and Gallic for the copy of this novel for review. The Marquis de Montespan and his new wife, Athénaïs, are very much in love. But living beyond their means causes them issues - in a seemingly lucky circumstance, Athenais be...