Saturday, September 16, 2023

Princess of Cleves


This had a mediocre rating on Goodreads. I'm glad I ignored it and read it anyway. It's not a masterpiece but I enjoyed it. This classic was written in the late 1600's anonymously probably because I'm guessing it was a female writer. A woman is infatuated with another man during her marriage. She doesn't have an affair, but she does confide in her husband about the man. The news brings about her husband's death. Seeing her mistake, the woman changes her life and becomes holy.  I thought it was involving. The book apparently was the first psychological novel written. 

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