Mixer Woman

Author: (French) Honoré de Balzac
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This novel, centered around a dispute over inheritance, is one of the most thrilling scenes in La Comédie Humaine. The two sides in the conflict are Max Gile, the local "free rider" – the leader of a gang of idlers, and Philippe Bridau, a cunning soldier. The former is the lover of the troublemaker who firmly controls the wealthy Roger, while the latter is Roger's new nephew. Both were once outstanding officers in Napoleon's old army, skilled in leading ambushes. These two demons use their combat prowess and intelligence to fight over a substantial inheritance, and this competition, needless to say, is as intense as it can be…