The Woman Destroyed
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
The pains of growing older, the onset of loneliness, the creeping indifference of a loved one and the decay of passion: in The Woman Destroyed, Simone de Beauvoir undertakes a compelling journey into the sources of our vulnerability through three tales of women trapped by circumstance and trying to rebuild their lives. In the collection’s title story Monique attempts to pi….Read More
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