Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_of_Montpensier_(novella)

Release date is 2000-10-01

"The Princess De Montpensier" by Madame de La Fayette is a short novel published in 1662. Set during France's Wars of Religion, it tells the story of a young noblewoman married without love and caught between duty and desire. Surrounded by four men who want her—including her husband, his trusted friend, her former suitor, and a royal duke—she faces impossible choices in a society where reputation means everything. This pioneering work is considered one of the first modern French novels and a masterpiece of historical fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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