Gemma Bovery Jonathan Cape 9780224061148 is the bored

Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bete-noire of his ex-wife. Gemma's sudden windfall and distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy, where the charms of French country living soon wear off. Is it a coincidence that Gemma Bovery has a name rather like Flaubert's notorious heroine? Is it by chance that, like Madame Bovary, Gemma is bored, adulterous, and a bad credit risk? Is she inevitably doomed? These questions consume Gemma's neighbour, the intellectual baker, Joubert. Denying voyeurism, but nevertheless noting every change in the fit of her jeans, every addition to Gemma's wardrobe, her love-bites and lovers, Joubert, with the help of the heroine's diaries, follows her path towards ruin. Adultery and its consequences. Disappointment and deception. The English in France. Fat and slim. Then and now.

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Штрих-код: 9780224061148
Цвет: Синий
ISBN: 9780224061148
Объем: 106
Ширина: 165 мм
Длина: 286 мм
Высота: 8 мм
Автор: Simmonds Posy
Год: 2001
Вес: 295 г
Возрастное ограничение: 16
Группа: Книги
Обложка: мягкая обложка
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