witchstump 's review for:

The Lover by Marguerite Duras

5.0

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A beautifully written tale of a painful yet defining time in Duras' life, as she remembers it fifty years later. It's not just about sexual awakening and love, but of that moment when a woman realizes she is a woman, when she understands a large part of who she is and how she fits into her family and the world. Fast and poignant read.