Retreat from Love (Paperback, New edition)

To while away the time as she waits for her husband to return from a Swiss sanatorium, Claudine persuades her libertine friend Annie to recount amorous episodes from her past life. When her homosexual stepson Marcel joins them in their isolated farmhouse, Claudine encourages Annie to try to seduce him. First published in 1907, Retreat from Love is based on Collette's own experiences. It has an intriguing Edwardian charm that combines her fascination with erotic adventure and her delight in the beauty of the natural world. (Kirkus UK)

In an isolated farmhouse in the Jura, Claudine awaits her husband Renaud's return from a Swiss sanatorium. She distracts herself by encouraging her young friend Annie to recount salacious episodes from her love life. When Renaud's homosexual son Marcel arrives, Claudine sets about matchmaking, a fiasco she bitterly regrets. With Renaud's death, Claudine's ennui is transmuted into resigned suffering. But she gradually allows the rhythm and beauty of the natural world to reawaken her desire to live. Retreat From Love, first published in 1907, was the first of Colette's novels to be written without the collaboration of her husband 'Willy', from whom she had recently separated.

General

Imprint:	Peter Owen Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1995
First published:	February 1996
Authors:	Colette
Translators:	Margaret Crosland
Dimensions:	210 x 159 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7206-0954-7
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7206-0954-2
Barcode:	9780720609547

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!