Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife - My Wife

Unsatisfied with success and the esteem of his peers, Adrien feels he must find a suitable wife to complete the life he was meant to lead. As he attends parties in Paris to meet women, he finds himself drawn to the beautiful Paule Giraud, who secretly loves a prominent countess. Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife is a novel by Adolphe Belot.

About the author

Adolphe Belot (1829-1890) was a French novelist and playwright. Born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Belot was raised in Le Havre, where he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a lawyer. After joining the board of lawyers of Nancy, Belot traveled to the Americas, where he became inspired to pursue a career as a professional writer. After writing several successful plays, including Le Testament de César Girodot (1859), Belot published the novel Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife (1870). An immediate commercial and critical success, the novel earned Belot a reputation as a leading popular writer in France and around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Adolphe Belot
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2021
• EAN: 9781513295381
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-9538-1
• No. of pages: 126
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Reading With Pride; Mint Editions (Reading With Pride)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Relating to lesbians, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, FICTION / World Literature / France / 19th Century, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics