In the end, Lucile’s choice will surprise some. At the age of thirty, she finally finds herself… and she likes who she finds.
She figures out who she can turn to when it all falls down, who she loves, and who is a true friend. She answers the questions that are hardest to answer in anyone’s own life. But where does that leave her relationship with Charles?Īfter a life-altering experience, Lucile explores her true self. What she feels for him is pure passion, white-hot and strong as steel. Antoine is tall, blonde, chiseled - everything Lucile thinks she wants.
Instantly, Lucile and Antoine are drawn to one another like moths to a flame. At one such party, she meets the lover of Diane – a thirtyish young man named Antoine.
Part of her life as the lover of Charles, she goes to all the best Paris society parties. Charles is in love with her, but while Lucile loves him, she is certain she’s not “in love” with him. She’s free and she’s young and she simply loves her life. While he works, she is left to do whatever she pleases: exploring the French countryside, dining in the finest Parisian restaurants, or simply staying home with a good book. She lives with her lover, fifty-year-old Charles – a strong, gentle businessman whom she loves in a calm and quiet way. Lucile is a rootless thirty-year-old woman, driven by her heart and nothing more. The reader is instantly transported to 1960’s France, though there are few references to the time period and it would be easy to imagine the book being much more contemporary. Francoise Sagan’s That Mad Ache is that story. What is hard is to find a story so poignant that it simply cannot be put down. It’s not hard to find a book that one may consider the epitome of chick lit. It’s not hard to imagine having to choose between two lovers. That Mad Ache: A Novel / Translator, Trader: An EssayĬlick here to read reviewer Sharlene Tan's take on That Mad Ache / Translator, Trader. Book review: Françoise Sagan's *That Mad Ache: A Novel / Translator, Trader: An Essay*
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