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She Came to Stay

by Simone de Beauvoir
She Came to Stay - Thryft
She Came to Stay - Thryft

Distinctive Revenge, jealousy, and love intertwine in this gripping novel.

Recommendation: - This book is a captivating exploration of the complexities of love and betrayal. The author's personal experience adds depth and authenticity to the story, making it an emotionally charged read. The themes of revenge, jealousy, and the fragility of relationships are expertly woven together, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you enjoy psychological dramas with richly developed characters, this book is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

She Came to Stay

by Simone de Beauvoir
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ISBN: 9780007204649
Authors: Simone de Beauvoir
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2006-01-16
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 4769 readers)

Description

Written as an act of revenge against the 17 year-old who came between her and Jean-Paul Sartre, She Came to Stay is Simone de Beauvoir's first novel - a lacerating study of a young, naive couple in love and the usurping woman who comes between them. 'It is impossible to talk about faithfulness and unfaithfulness where we are oncerned. You and I are simply one. Neither of us can be described without the other.' It was unthinkable that Pierre and Francoise should ever tire of each other. And yet, both talented and restless, they constantly feel the need for new sensations, new people. Because of this they bring the young, beautiful and irresponsible Xaviere into their life who, determined to take Pierre for herself, drives a wedge between them, with unforeseeable, disastrous consequences...Published in 1943, 'She Came to Stay' is Simone de Beauvoir's first novel. Written as an act of revenge against the woman who nearly destroyed her now legendary, unorthodox relationship with the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, it fictionalises the events of 1935, when Sartre became infatuated with seventeen-year old Olga Bost, a pupil and devotee of de Beauvoir's. Passionately eloquent, coolly and devastatingly ironic, 'She Came to Stay' is one of the most extraordinary and powerful pieces of fictional autobiography of the twentieth century, in which de Beauvoir's 'tears for her characters freeze as they drop.'
 

Distinctive Revenge, jealousy, and love intertwine in this gripping novel.

Recommendation: - This book is a captivating exploration of the complexities of love and betrayal. The author's personal experience adds depth and authenticity to the story, making it an emotionally charged read. The themes of revenge, jealousy, and the fragility of relationships are expertly woven together, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you enjoy psychological dramas with richly developed characters, this book is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.