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Apr 14, 2015 · THE DREAM LOVER is enticing and engaging; flashing back and forth from George Sand’s earlier, middle and latter parts of her life— told in first person narrative, pulling you into the struggles, heartbreaks, frustrations, passionate letters, and explorations of Sand’s desires, intelligence, creativity, and talents.
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- Elizabeth Berg
Mar 22, 2016 · Paris in the nineteenth century comes vividly alive, illuminated by the story of the loves, passions, and fierce struggles of a woman who defied the confines of society. Sand’s many lovers and friends include Frédéric Chopin, Gustave Flaubert, Franz Liszt, Eugène Delacroix, Victor Hugo, Marie Dorval, and Alfred de Musset.
- Elizabeth Berg
- $14.04
- Ballantine Books
Feb 21, 2021 · 356 pages ; 24 cm "George Sand was a 19th century French novelist known not only for her novels but even more for her scandalous behavior. After leaving her estranged husband, Sand moved to Paris where she wrote, wore men's clothing, smoked cigars, and had love affairs with famous men and an actress named Marie.
“The Dream Lover is the dream match of writer to subject, Elizabeth Berg animating George Sand so vividly that you feel the Frenchwoman speaking directly to you. Infamous for her eccentricities and her passions, Sand is shown to be a touching figure, a woman needing to love and be loved.” —Robin Black
- Elizabeth Berg
- Paperback
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Apr 14, 2015 · Brilliantly written in luminous prose, and with remarkable insights into the heart and mind of a literary force, The Dream Lover tells the unforgettable story of a courageous, irresistible woman. Praise for The Dream Lover. “Exquisitely captivating . . . Sand’s story is so timely and modern in an era when gender and sexual roles are upended ...
The Dream Lover. : Elizabeth Berg. Random House, 2015 - Fiction - 356 pages. "NEW YORK TIMES"BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "USA TODAY "Elizabeth Berg has written a lush historical novel based on the sensuous Parisian life of the nineteenth-century writer George Sand which is perfect for readers of Nancy Horan and ...
