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Madame Solario
Madame Solario | Gladys Huntington
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Sur le celebrissime lac de Come, en Italie, dans un hotel 1900, des aristocrates cosmopolites s'adonnent aux joies electives de la villegiature et de l'entre-soi.Un jeune couple, qui irradie la beaute et le mystere, va mettre a mal l'ordonnancement de cette bonne societe. Natalia, la jeune et jolie veuve d'un richissime marchand. Et son frere, Eugene Ardent, qui la rejoint a Come apres des annees de separation. Les deux personnages sont lies par un terrible mystere: violee par son beau-pere, Natalia a ete vengee par son frere, qui a blesse au pistolet l'auteur du forfait. Le jeune homme est contraint a un long exil. A l'heure ou ils se retrouvent, prives de fortune, leur amour eclate. Ils decident d'user de leur pouvoir de seduction pour suborner la bonne societe qui les entoure et en obtenir les faveurs.Veritable enquete policiere percant enfin l'anonymat de l'auteur de Madame Solario, la preface de Bernard Cohen leve le voile sur la personnalite restee longtemps mysterieuse de l'ecrivain qui a publie en 1956 ce roman, salue alors par une critique unanime comme un evenement litteraire d'une exceptionnelle importance et dont Marguerite Yourcenar avait fait son livre de chevet. La presse americaine avait parle d'une "Francoise Sagan matinee d'Henry James," et un critique australien crut detecter la plume d'un Anglais de 75 ans, tandis qu'une psychanalyste, Nata Minor, allait hasarder l'hypothese que l'auteur n'etait autre que Winston Churchill. La verite, si elle est moins romanesque, est tout aussi dramatique: Gladys Huntington s'est suicidee deux ans apres la sortie de ce best-seller qui a marque plusieurs generations.
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LeahBergen
Madame Solario | Gladys Huntington
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My last book of 2020 was Faro‘s Daughter by Georgette Heyer and my first book of 2021 is Madame Solario by Gladys Huntington (I thought I‘d start the year off with a #Persephone 😊).

Thanks for the fun giveaway, @BookNAround !

#LastFirst
#PersephoneBooks

Cathythoughts I‘m thinking of treating myself ( this is becoming quite a habit 😬🤣) to a new Persephone.... I‘ll look out for your thoughts on this one .. sounds good 👍🏻 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Persephones make the best treats. I‘ve treated myself to way too many. 😂 3y
Reviewsbylola Can you go wrong when you start off the year with Persephone?! 3y
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quirkyreader
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Wow, for me this amazing. I finally have been able to start reading my #persephonebooks Biannually and made it to the bloggers section. And guess what? There I am on page 8 with the review for Madame Solario.

Thank You #peresphonebooks for printing the review. I hope it inspires others to pick up this wonderful story.

LauraBrook Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations!!! 7y
Lacythebookworm I was just reading through this yesterday. That's so cool! 7y
quirkyreader @Lacythebookworm Which bookmark were you sent? I just love collecting them. 7y
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Lacythebookworm Earth and High Heaven! I love them, too 😍 Which did you get? 7y
quirkyreader @Lacythebookworm The same as you. 🐸🐙 7y
LeahBergen This is awesome!! 7y
Zelma Very cool! 👏👏👏 7y
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quirkyreader
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I just finished this story and my emotions are a bit of a train wreck. This is a story that stays with you. When I was reading it I kept thinking about it, especially when I was at work. I posted a longer review on my book blog: http://quirkyreader.livejournal.com/48658.html I was very glad to get this ARC from #Persephonebooks.

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quirkyreader
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Currently I'm on page 135 and I'm starting to get some Sophie's Choice vibes. And that is a good thing. #PersephoneBooks

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quirkyreader
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#bookmail from #Persephonebooks. This is an ARC for one of the three tittles coming out this month. As soon as I finish the Lovecraft collection I will start this and tell everyone how wonderful it is. 🐸🐙

LeahBergen Lucky you! And the bookmark for this title is gorgeous. 8y
Eyelit Ooh, that bookmark is super fancy! Can't wait to hear what you think of the book. 😀 8y
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