02453cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500180014126400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030950000310034550801740037652012530055053400530180365300220185665300350187865300320191365300650194585600620201085600430207274455UtSlPG20260610134726.0mcr n260607r20241923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBalde, Jean,d1885-193813aLa survivante 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-09-21  aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"La survivante" by Jean Balde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of memory, loss, and artistic legacy through its central character, Élisabeth, a young widow mourning her deceased painter husband, Georges Borderie. As Élisabeth navigates the complexities of grief, family dynamics, and societal expectations, she embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery and the revival of her husband's art.  At the start of the story, a monument for war dead is being inaugurated in the commune of Rébédèche, and the narrative sets a vivid scene of small-town life and the local characters involved in the controversy surrounding the monument's construction. As the community engages in debates about honor and remembrance, Élisabeth reflects on her intimate loss and the lingering presence of Georges in her heart. The opening chapters introduce her unease within her family dynamics, particularly with her domineering mother-in-law, and her desire to honor her husband's artistic legacy by reconsidering his work. Élisabeth's journey hints at her struggle to rebuild her life while confronting societal pressures and her own expectations for the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cParis: Plon-Nourrit, 1923  aWidows -- Fiction  aFrench fiction -- 20th century  aArtists' spouses -- Fiction  aFrance -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction4 uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.3210107304537740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74455