Letters of Two Brides, Honore de Balzac
Letters of Two Brides, Honore de Balzac
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Letters of Two Brides

Author: Honoré de Balzac, R. S. Scott

Narrator: Melanie Carey, Stacey Lind, André Santana

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

Two girls emerge from a convent in order to marry and assume their places in post-Revolutionary French society. Louise is ruled by passion, Renée by pragmatism, and the intimate details of their trials and triumphs are revealed through their correspondence. Letters of Two Brides follows two strong women across the years as they navigate love, friendship, faith, and the conflicting expectations for women in society.

About Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a pioneer of realism and the modern novel. La Comédie humaine, featuring over 100 works detailing the private and public lives of morally complex characters, was his life’s work, mostly written between 1am and 8am in the morning while consuming copious cups of black coffee. Letters of Two Brides (Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées) was first published serially in 1841 and later in the section Scenes from private life of La Comédie.

About R. S. Scott

Rachel Scott (1848–1905) was a Scottish pioneer in women’s education who founded a college and published multiple Latin and French translations anonymously as R. S. Scott. She was also a prominent suffragist and contributed articles to the Manchester Guardian in support of women’s right to vote.

About Melanie Carey

Melanie Carey is a classically trained actor based in Seattle. With a voice described as warm, smart, and sensual, her performances are acknowledged for their emotional expressiveness and honesty. Melanie is also a therapist. melaniecarey.com

About Stacey Lind

Stacey Lind is an audiobook narrator, actor, director, designer, social drinker, haphazard yogi, foodie, crappy dresser, and avid cook. She loves to explore characters whose journeys reveal truths about our shared human experience. staceylindstories.com

About André Santana

André Santana has narrated across genres from space opera to young adult romance, and from literary fiction to epic fantasy. He is also in demand as an audiobook director and he’s always on a mission to fall in love with his books. andreonthemic.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Το on October 29, 2019

Two young girlfriends (whose relationship has an almost erotic passion, especially in the early years of their correspondence), Renée de Maucombe and Louise de Chaulieu spend their adolescence at the Blois Carmelite Monastery. It was customary for young girls to receive their education in such monas......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on August 24, 2017

As the title suggests, this is an epistolary novel. It consists mostly of the letters between two women - Louise and Renee - who were together in a convent and there became lifelong friends. Also included are some letters to/from two of the men in Louise's life. The women are such a contrast! One is......more

Goodreads review by Jonfaith on January 03, 2019

Doubt is a duel fought within the soul, which causes horrid self-inflicted wounds. This epistolary novel is often dismissed as light melodrama but I was engaged by it as a dialogue on the ambitions of marriage and maternity. The titular brides struggle in terms of maintenance and identity. This is de......more

Goodreads review by Mela on May 18, 2020

A charming novel that (although have many old-fashioned views) didn't age like as much as many other Classic books. The first part was witty, enjoyable, utterly lovely. The second part (with more tragic events) lost a bit of charm to me. Nonetheless, it was a brilliant study of characters (society) o......more

Goodreads review by Ina on January 14, 2018

amazing tale of female friendship in post Napoleonic french and how destiny takes them through different paths in life longer review to come......more