The image of her / Simone de Beauvoir ; translated from the French by Lauren Elkin.
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First published in France with the title Les Belles Images by Éditions Gallimard in 1966. Translated from the French.
Title
The image of her / Simone de Beauvoir ; translated from the French by Lauren Elkin.
Artist
Elkin, Lauren, translator.
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English, French
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Abstract
"One woman strives for perfection - it's an old story. This is Simone de Beauvoir's gripping version. Laurence lives what appears to be an ideal existence. Her life features all the trappings of 1960s Parisian bourgeoisie- money, a handsome husband, two daughters and a lover. She also has a successful career as an advertising copywriter, though her mind unbidden writes copy whilst she's at home, and dreams of domesticity in the office. But Laurence is a woman whose happiness was relegated long ago by the expectation of perfection. Relentlessly torn by the competing needs of her family, it is only when her 10-year-old daughter, Catherine, starts to vocalise her despair about the unfairness of the world that Laurence resists"--Provided by publisher.