The Lover of Lady Phontefeu

Author: Lü Qian．De la Rue-Maldré
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: This book tells two heart-stirring love stories. The Lover of the Countess de Flandres depicts young poet Emmanuel leaving the bustling and noisy Paris to live a miserable life on the ancestral farm "Chateau du Duc," preparing to die in solitude. However, the young woman Laurentine ignites the flame of his love. Just as they are at the height of their passion, an accidental opportunity thrusts Laurentine into high society in Paris. Emmanuel is once again plunged into loneliness and pain. The House of the Mackerel tells another love story, with the novel portraying the emotional entanglement between a man and a woman in an extremely delicate and moving style.