Mont-Oriol. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9788834196069

Mont-Oriol. E-book. Formato EPUB. Romantic intrigue, financial speculation, satire in the medical profession, a social commentary on the status of women, are all delivered in de Maupassant&#39;s &quot;Mont-Oriol&quot;, a masterpiece appeared in 1887.<br /><br />Young bride Christiane arrives in Auvergne to &quot;take the waters&quot; in a spa with her husband, described as &quot;a sickly flower, or a sucking pig with its hair shaved off.&quot; But rather than the relaxing family vacation she expects, she finds herself the centre of a conspiracy between her father, the Marquis, and the &quot;fossil&quot; medical team in an effort to solve the problem of a lack of heir. Suddenly the discovery of a new spa throws the resort into disarray and brings a lowly family to prominence.