01758cam a22003733u 4500 54687 UtSlPG 20260610134248.0 m cr n 260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 Au bonheur des dames. English The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2017 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Sequel to "Piping Hot!" #54686 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Bonheur_des_Dames Release date is 2017-05-08 David Widger "The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1883. It chronicles the rise of the modern department store through two intertwined stories: Denise Baudu, a young saleswoman navigating the brutal world of retail work, and Octave Mouret, the ambitious store owner revolutionizing commerce by overwhelming female customers with luxury and choice. As Octave's innovations destroy traditional shops, he finds himself unexpectedly captivated by the one woman who resists his charms—Denise herself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Paris (France) -- Fiction Department stores -- Fiction Women sales personnel -- Fiction Seduction -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54687 95519 95519