

Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives in Paris: her beautiful, saintly cousin Adeline, the philandering Baron Hulot and their daughter Hortense.
- | By (Author): Honore de Balzac
- | Series:
- | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- | Publication Date: Dec 02, 2004
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 464 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback|Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0140441603
- | ISBN-13: 9780140441604
- By (Author):
- Honore de Balzac
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:
- Dec 02, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 464 pages
- Binding:
- Paperback|Softback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN-13:
- 9780140441604