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George Sand

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Because I have had an obsession with George Sand for many, many years, ANY book written about her becomes a new passion for me. I found this book particularly interesting because the author quotes George Sand extensively and then analyzes Sand's words for the possible meaning behind them. Granted the explanations of George Sand's own words are the author's point of view, or opinion, but she occasionally brings forth novel ideas of what Sand was perhaps thinking when she wrote about herself and her life -- ideas that I might not have otherwise discerned. Perhaps not every George Sand historian will agree with the author's conclusions, but she (the author) has definitely studied Madame Sand's life in depth; she therefore has an authoritative right to comment in detail on her subject. Regardless of what anyone may believe is the 'truth' about George Sand, as 21st century readers we can only GUESS at what this astounding, prolific writer of the Romantic era actually thought and believed as a woman in 19th century France. I found this book, "George Sand," to be infinitely engrossing and well written. I believe anyone who has ever read a George Sand story or who has even a basic knowledge of this French author would thoroughly enjoy reading Elizabeth Harlan's book.