Strong as Death
by Guy de Maupassant
Publisher: eBooks@Adelaide 2012
ISBN/ASIN: 1438532148
Number of pages: 208
Description:
Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant is the love story of a lower class painter who is in love with a countess. As she grows older she fears the artist will fall in love with her beautiful daughter. The fear of growing old is timeless...
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