Elisa is Gilles' wife and her devotion to him is passionate and all-consuming. Her daily life is permeated by thoughts of him - thoughts of his return from the factory, thoughts of his footsteps on the path as he arrives home each evening, when, in the minutes before his return, she is overcome with paralysing anticipation. But when Gilles suddenly finds himself powerfully and helplessly attracted to Elisa's younger sister, Victorine, Elisa's world is turned upside down.
Elisa is Gilles' wife and her devotion to him is passionate and all-consuming. Her daily life is permeated by thoughts of him - thoughts of his return...
The seven stories in 'A Nail, A Rose' confirm Madeleine Bourdouxhe's status as an under-appreciated master of the form. Like her critically lauded novels Marie and La Femme de Gilles, these stories tunnel into the conflicted hearts of their female characters in fluid, beautiful prose.
The seven stories in 'A Nail, A Rose' confirm Madeleine Bourdouxhe's status as an under-appreciated master of the form. Like her critically lauded nov...
