The Last Of Cheri
Author: Colette
At the end of Chéri the young Chéri left his aging mistress Léa on the eve of his marriage. Having served in the army during the war Chéri returns to Paris haunted by memories of his carefree youth and the bounty of his benevolent mistress. In the post-war 1920’s he finds it impossible to settle down to a new life with his efficient and entrepreneurial wife and friends.As….Read More
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