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The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cécile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and her father Raymond, a vivacious libertine. Charming, decadent and irresponsible, the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love, fast cars and hedonistic pleasures. But then, one long, hot summer Raymond decides to marry, and Cécile and her lover Cyril feel compelled to take a hand in his amours, with tragic consequences. Bonjour Tristesse scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cécile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.
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Bonjour tristesse, Diane Johnson, Irene Ash, Françoise Sagan
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Bonjour tristesse
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Diane Johnson, Irene Ash, Françoise Sagan
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0061440795
- ISBN13
- 9780061440793
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Coming Of Age, Novellas, Young Adult Romance, Teens, Jealousy
- Original title
- Bonjour tristesse a Un certain sourire
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cécile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and her father Raymond, a vivacious libertine. Charming, decadent and irresponsible, the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love, fast cars and hedonistic pleasures. But then, one long, hot summer Raymond decides to marry, and Cécile and her lover Cyril feel compelled to take a hand in his amours, with tragic consequences. Bonjour Tristesse scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cécile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.