5/22/2023 0 Comments Bright side book![]() ![]() The set-up already suggests the inevitable: ten-year-old Pauline Quenu is orphaned, and her aunt and uncle, the Chanteaus, are named her guardians they bring the young girl from Paris to the desolate seaside town of Bonneville where they live with their son, Lazare, who has taken his baccalaureat exams but is uncertain of what to do next. In its outlines, The Bright Side of Life sounds like any of hundreds of other nineteenth century novels, its basic arc and so much of what happens so very predictable. 1901), and by Jean Stewart, as Zest for Life (1955)ī+ : much of the basic story too familiar and predictable, but goes just far enough beyond that too ![]() Previously translated by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly, as How Jolly Life Is ! (1886, rev.Translated and with an Introduction by Andrew Rothwell.The twelfth volume in the Rougon-Macquart series.General information | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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