The Ripening Seed

by Colette, ; Senhouse, Roger

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New York: Penguin Classics. New 1996. Paperback. May have light shelf wear and ink mark (remainder mark) on outer edge. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! ; 0; 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches; 128 pages; 1 .

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In this brutally honest novel of first love, Philippe and Vinca are teenagers in a seaside village in Brittany who fall deeply in love. Their happiness is clouded, however, when Mme. Delleray seduces Philippe and provides him with his first experience of real physical passion. Colette's novel, which has an intriguingly ambiguous ending, is an ardent exploration of both love and power. Published in 1923, THE RIPENING SEED was her first work of fiction after the early Claudine novels and CHERI.