The final novel of the famous Claudine series, this book is filled with the luminous insights that mark Colette's later work. Retreat from Love tells of sexuality and love in a variety of forms. Translated and with an Introduction by Margaret Crosland.
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"For the first time in English" - this last book in the Claudine series about Claudine and her husband and her friend Annie whose pastoral "retreat" she shares for a time. The audience abides. . . . (Kirkus Reviews )
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The Final book of the Claudine Novels. . . .,
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I was so happy to find this book after thinking that 'Claudine and Annie' of the four Claudine books was the last we could read of her. In this book, Colette expands upon the friendship between Claudine and Annie, and shows what becomes of the latter's timid personality and what stepson Marcel has developed into. But Claudine is the same delightful Claudine, who writes of pain, of friendship, of personal relationships, of nature, of animals freely now, uninhibited by society. For how flowing and relaxing the book reads, there are some major changes to the plot, most noticably in the end. A lovely book for anyone who wants to keep up with Claudine, or who enjoys the later works of Colette.
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Love all of Colette's books!,
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I've been reading Colette for the past almost 7 years. I've collected a lot of her books online through Amazon and have never been disappointed. I really became a Colette fan!
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- Claudine and Annie (English Title = the Innocent Wife) by Colette in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Colette (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism) by Julia Kristeva on 11 pages
- Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Judith Thurman on 10 pages
- The Complete Claudine: Claudine at School; Claudine in Paris; Claudine Married; Claudine and Annie by Colette in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Giving up America by Pearl Abraham on page 240
- Break of Day by Colette in Front Matter
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