Liberated is the new black
When love comes around again, in the form of a wealthy, top-hatted gentleman, The Vagabond’s heroine, Renee, finds that even a fresh romance isn’t as appealing as the artistic and domestic freedom she has cultivated after leaving her abusive husband. Crammed with Colette’s trademark gorgeous descriptions of fashion, this Continental romance ends exactly as an American romance would not – with Renee ultimately choosing bohemian liberty over conventional security, and looking very sexily French in the meantime. Vive la liberté!
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The Vagabond, by Colette, Wings Books, 1995find similar editions at Twice Sold Tales (1833 Harvard Ave.) |
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“She had feathers
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“M. Dufferein-Chautel…
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“A circlet of jade, green
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“…she seizes a huge purple rose before I have even opened the little envelope fastened to the side…”Clip-on rose earrings, about $25, Pacific Galleries (241 S. Lander St.) |
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“Here, in eight pages, is something that I can at last call a real love-letter.”Grady McFerrin stationery by |
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“…I arrive, with no
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“His mouth, half-
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“How good the air smells round these little barrows full of wet violets and white jonquils!”India Tree candied violet petals, |
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“Men! Men! Have you known so many?”Men’s tartan trousers by Ian Poulter, $155, similar styles at Broadmoor Pro Shop (2340 Broadmoor Dr. E.) |
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