Cousin bette audio book

Set in paris, cousin bette tells the story of an unmarried middleaged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Set in mid19th century paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middleaged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. The bette referred to in this magnificent novels title is lisbeth fischer, an excruciatingly cunning poor relation who both depends upon and nurses a terrible grudge against the family of her beautiful cousin, adeline. Alternative book cover art for cousin bette by honore balzac.

Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave donations. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. I will not say what happens this is the third time i have read this late masterpiece of balzacs and it got better with each reading. That family is slowly being ruined by the uncontrollable sexual appetites of adelines husband, baron hulotand it is this weakness that will give the cunning cousin bette an opportunity to exact her vengeance. Critics hailed the book as a turning point in the authors arta prototypical naturalist text. Cousin bette is not one of balzacs best, but it is very good. It is a classic novel of revenge, passion, and vices. Bette enlists the help of valerie, an unhappily married young woman, to. I recommend this book as the audio backdrop for a 2 week vacation in paris. Bette, a poor relation of the beautiful adeline, nurses a terrible grudge against her cousins family, on whom she depends. Lisbeth fischer feels shes been wrongedthough much of what she perceives may only reside in her imagination. At the beginning of cousin bette, he is at his apogee. Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of a postnapoleonic france struggling with massive industrial and. Set in paris, gareth daviess film of tragic jealousy and vengeance follows aging spinster bette.

Set in mid19thcentury paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middleaged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary france, this tale is set in the prosperous paris of louisphillipe and details a jealous womans campaign of persecution against her own family. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Seeking vengeance against the family of her beautiful cousin. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook pages pdf. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Its a city full of temptations, in which money is king, morals are loose and the appeals of the virtuous are usually in vain.

On the one hand she was jealous of her cousin, but on the other she studied hard, she built her own family. Bette, a poor relation of the beautiful adeline, nurses a terrible grudge against her cousin s family, on whom she depends. But both books pale in comparison to lost illusions, which i regard as balzacs best novel just ahead of pere goriot. Set in the paris of the 1830s and 1840s, it is a complex tale of the devastating effect of violent jealousy and sexual passion. Johanna ward the story of a vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upperclass relatives, skillfully turning their. A tale of seductive women and philandering men, of passionate affairs. Bette audiobooks for free link in page 4 to listen or download book. The wealthy hulot family gathers at the deathbed of their matron adeline. Balzac described cousin bette as one of his scenes of parisian life, and it is certainly that.

Cousin bette 1846, long considered balzacs last great novel, is a key work in his comedie humaine. As in many of balzacs novels, its characters represent polarities of contrasting morality. It offers us a hypnotic vision of that infinitely varied city during the bright, vital, scandalous, and sexually untrammeled era of king louisphilippe. In cousin bette, lisbeth fischer feels shes been wronged though much of what she perceives may only reside in her imagination. Cousin bette 1846 is considered to be balzacs last great novel, and a key work in his human comedy. Paris france social life and customs 19th century fiction category. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on. That family is slowly being ruined by the uncontrollable sexual appetites of adelines husband, baron hulotand it is this weakness that will give the cunning cousin bette an.