Publisher's Synopsis
The Atmosphere of Love is a novel by the French author Andre Maurois, first published in 1935. The story revolves around a young couple, Philippe and Odile, who fall in love and get married. However, their relationship is soon tested by various challenges, including financial difficulties and the interference of their families.The novel explores the nature of love and the different ways in which it can be expressed and experienced. It also delves into the complexities of human relationships, particularly those between husbands and wives, parents and children, and siblings.Throughout the book, Maurois employs a lyrical and poetic style, using vivid descriptions and metaphors to convey the emotions and inner thoughts of his characters. He also touches on themes such as class, gender, and societal expectations, highlighting the ways in which these factors can impact relationships.Overall, The Atmosphere of Love is a poignant and insightful novel that offers a nuanced exploration of the joys and challenges of love and relationships.1929. From the dust jacket. Andre Maurois who wrote so sympathetically of the lives of Disraeli and Shelley (Ariel) has created here a novel of incomparable charm and originality. Atmosphere of Love is a study of a man and the two women he loved. In the opening chapters, Philippe Marcenat narrates his version of his affair with the woman he loved, madly, jealously; in the latter part of the novel the mirror is held up at a different angle and Marcenat�������s second wife presents her estimate of her husband. By this original device, we have a subtle and a living portrait of the hero. At the same time, it is an analysis, profound and clarifying, of the nature and the course of love and the devastating effect of human jealousy. Virginia Woolf, the author of Orlando says of this novel: It would be difficult to find a fellow to it in English. One cannot bring to mind at the moment any living English writer so intelligent, so dextrous, so accomplished as M. Maurois. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
