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A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

de Maupassant, Guy

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1025475305
ISBN13: 9781025475301
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A Woman's Life is a landmark of nineteenth-century French realism, offering a profound and poignant exploration of the human condition through the eyes of its protagonist, Jeanne de Lamare. Following her departure from a convent to the family estate in Normandy, Jeanne enters adulthood with a heart full of romantic ideals and youthful optimism. However, the narrative masterfully chronicles the gradual dissolution of these dreams as she encounters the harsh realities of an unhappy marriage, the pain of infidelity, and the inevitable burdens of motherhood and loss.

Through Guy de Maupassant's precise and clinical prose, the novel serves as a powerful meditation on the passage of time and the shedding of illusions. Jeanne's journey is not one of grand heroics, but of the quiet, persistent tragedies found within domestic life. By focusing on the psychological depth of a single life, the work captures the social constraints and emotional landscapes of its era with remarkable sensitivity. A Woman's Life remains an essential masterpiece of literary fiction, celebrated for its unflinching honesty and its enduring portrayal of a woman's resilience in the face of life's disappointments.

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