Parisians in the Country: The Illustrious Gaudissart, and The Muse of the ... - Honore de Balzac - Google Books

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Set among the sprawling vineyards of France's Loire Valley, Balzac's novel Parisians in the Country follows the life of one Dinah Piedefer, a beautiful and talented young woman who finds herself trapped in a not-so-perfect marriage. Though she is initially…