Jeanne grew up in a sheltered life, being the heiress to a fortune and having gone to school at a convent. After finishing school she meets Viscount de Lamare who woos her, weds her and takes her off to Corsica for a spectacular honeymoon. Upon returning from France Jeanne finds her new husband is not quite the man she expected. Her naivety is overwhelming at times, but clearly that is point. We follow Jeanne's life through all of her disillusionment across the years into her senior years. She never quite shakes the rose-tinted glasses off her eyes and the reader feels simultaneously sorry for and angry at her for it.

Being the first novel written by Maupassant it's a rather decent book, though as an early novel it's clear to see why he's better known for his short stories. The attempt at character development falls short since Jeanne remains relatively the same throughout the story.

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