Germinie Lacerteux
by Edmond de Goncourt
303 pages~5 hrs
“By day, she serves society; by night, she defies it.”
By day, Germinie is the picture of domestic loyalty, but the Parisian nights tell a far more dangerous story of hidden desires and dark secrets. This groundbreaking masterpiece strips away the romantic veneer of the 19th century to reveal the gritty, raw reality of a woman leading a double life in the French capital.
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