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Simple Passion

By: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, an unnamed narrator attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her two-year relationship with a married foreigner where every word, event, and person either provides a connection with her beloved or is subject to her cold indifference. With courage and exactitude, she seeks the truth behind an existence lived entirely for someone else, and, in the pieces of its aftermath, she is able to find it.

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A fantastic book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be intelligent and very nicely written. I further highly recommend this book.

A wonderful book

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Short memoir, honest portrayal of a love affair and the pain it brings. A little over an hour long makes a great pick for a drive.

Pulitzer Prize Winner

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From a very personal point of view here is the story of a love affair and how that affected a life beyond love. Does the aliveness of being in love requires reciprocity? Read this book before answering

Essay about selfish love

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me gusta justamente que no hay un afán de juicio, ni de parte de la autora, ni da el espacio para ser juzgada por el lector o lectora

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Incredible insight into the inner thoughts of a person in an insecure love relationship that we all know will end.

Deeply thoughtful

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