A Woman of Thirty
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1839
- Pages
- 167
About this book
Balzac follows Julie d'Aiglemont from a starry-eyed girl who marries a dashing officer of Napoleon's army into a disenchanted wife who learns how much a respectable marriage can cost a woman. Across linked episodes spanning years, the book traces her stifled affections, a forbidden attachment, the strains of motherhood, and the quiet compromises that define a well-kept life. What made the novel famous was its frank sympathy for a woman past her first youth, still capable of desire and regret; the very phrase entered common speech because of it. Balzac writes about the inner weather of feeling with unusual patience for his era.
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Book facts
- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- First published
- 1839
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 167
- Language
- English
- Genre
- French Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online