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Into the Labyrinth by Françoise Mallet-Joris

Into the Labyrinth

Françoise Mallet-Joris

A tender and brutal story of forbidden love.

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Widowed father sends his introspective daughter to his mistress, finds out they have lesbian leanings.

Bored and lonely, 15-year-old Hélène decides to pay a visit to her father’s mistress. Within days, she is captivated by Tamara, a Russian émigré whose arts of enchantment include lingering kisses, sudden dismissals, and savage, rapturous reunions. As long as she submits to Tamara, Hélène is permitted to stay near her: reading forbidden novels, meeting Tamara’s bohemian friends, and learning more ‘refinements of depravity’ than the gossiping matrons of her provincial French town could imagine existed.


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Details

Genre Fiction
Publication Date 1958
Publisher Ace
Format Mass Market Paperback
No. of Pages 156
Notes Ace H170
Language English
Rating NotRated
Original Language
Translator Herma Briffault
BookID 6064