This book traces the history of the romance through the turbulent history of twentieth-century women in France. It offers a compelling analysis not only of the mass-market or popular romance, but also of the bestselling "middlebrow" novel, and of "literary" romances by authors including Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and their contemporary successors.
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This book traces the history of the romance through the turbulent history of twentieth-century women in France. It offers a compelling analysis not only of the mass-market or popular romance, but also of the bestselling "middlebrow" novel, and of "literary" romances by authors including Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and their contemporary successors.
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