La Fayette, Madame de  1634-1693 <br/><br/>
The Princess De Montpensier 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_of_Montpensier_(novella)  Release date is 2000-10-01 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Princesses -- Fiction France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction 
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