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Podcast: Great Audiobooks
Episode: A Second Home, by Honoré de Balzac. Part II.
Description: For Balzac, success in marital relations depended on partners being well matched both in temperament and in social class. In this story, a young lawyer marries a childhood friend, only to discover too late that she has become narrow-mindedly religious.To escape the sanctimonious chill of this marital home, the lawyer sets up an impoverished seamstress as his mistress. Translated by Clara Bell.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy