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Sabine Hagenauer's avatar

It’s a bit rich complaining about wallpaper when one of the first violent revolutionary outbursts was directed towards a wallpaper manufacturer. Oh! But I suppose he was a serious and worthy (because male) businessman…

Did anyone else feel as if suddenly the sun had emerged from the clouds when the narrative voice morphed into Gabrielle‘s (not so much Lucile)? All of a sudden the text is straightforward and sensible, unlike the madcap, whirling, elliptical and often confusing narrative?

Both work really well, but the contrast is delicious.

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Alison Macaulay's avatar

I absolutely *loved* Camille's trip to see the priest with his notary in tow. My favourite passage in the book so far.

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