Act of Passion

Download or Read eBook Act of Passion PDF written by Georges Simenon and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Act of Passion
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781590175545
ISBN-13 : 1590175549
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Book Synopsis Act of Passion by : Georges Simenon

Book excerpt: For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded moments this model family man is haunted by a sense of emptiness and futility. Then, one night, laden with Christmas presents, he meets Martine. It is time for the sleeper to awake.


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