A mysterious portrait of Mademoiselle de Malepeire unravels a tale of forbidden love and murder during the French Revolution.
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A mysterious portrait of Mademoiselle de Malepeire unravels a tale of forbidden love and murder during the French Revolution.
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This new translation of Mademoiselle de Malepeire is sure to charm bibliophiles and champions of banned books. Barbara Richter uses her considerable skills as a modern translator and writer to bring Fanny Reybaud’s captivating French novel to the English-speaking world for the first time in more than a century. This 1854 novel focuses on a portrait of Mademoiselle de Malepeire, which hangs in Dom Gérusac’s home in the countryside of southern France just before the first French Revolution.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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References to forbidden love; likely fade-to-black romantic scenes.
Violence & gore
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Mentions of murder and deception; intensity unclear but present.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Themes of social defiance and French Revolution-era conflict.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Possible systemic suffering tied to Revolution-era themes.
Other
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