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young woman in provincial French town, married to an unprepossessing and unambitious doctor, escapes the perceived drudgery of her life by living beyond their means and embarking on a series of love affairs
beautiful, descriptive, evocative language in setting the scene, I just never really felt engaged with the characters or the plot
beautiful, descriptive, evocative language in setting the scene, I just never really felt engaged with the characters or the plot

Jan 03, 2014
Staci Johnson
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Patti Medina
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Oct 12, 2016
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Feb 09, 2017
SM
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Nov 30, 2017
Jeffrey Taylor
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Jay Baker
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