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5.0 out of 5 stars
'a remarkable tour de force',
By sally tarbox (aylesbury bucks uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ursula (Paperback)
When elderly Dr Minoret settles in his family hometown along with a young female ward, Ursule, his vulture-like relatives are ever in the wings waiting to inherit. They grow to hate Ursule, convinced she is scheming to get 'their' money. Without giving too much away, there is a crime, a touch of the supernatural and a pair of starcrossed lovers.
It had me enthralled from page 1; I can see why Balzac considered it a 'remarkable tour de force'. The characters of the horrible relatives in particular are brilliantly drawn eg 'his face was one of those in which it is hard for the thoughtful observer to see any trace of a soul beneath the florid tints of gross, coarsening flesh'. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Unusual (religious) Balzac,
By U10025 "Reader" (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ursula (Ursule Mirouet) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this novel, even though (or because?) Balzac shows himself here from a very religious side, which is usually not his thing. I highly recommend this book to all Balzac fans.
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Ursula (Ursule Mirouet) by Honoré de Balzac (Paperback - August 25, 2006)
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