Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac

484 pages first pub 1846 (editions)

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A hypnotic story of hatred, revenge and catastrophe in which Cousin Bette exacts a terrible price from the rich relations who use and humiliate her. This book portrays the world of post-Napoleonic France, where commercial greed and sexual debauche...

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