A Good Woman

I found this book in the "mystery" section, but it is far more than that. I haven't read a book this sumptuous, erotic- in the best way- or intriguing for years. It is a layered story that compels you into the life of a woman who thinks/knows herself to be "bad"-- and far from the "good woman" she yearns to be.After realizing where her uncaring ways have led her- to an empty escape to a beautiful apartment in Paris, she strives to find the peace of mind that has evaded her. When she runs across her schoolfriend, that she discarded because she was jealous of the connection she had with her mother- in an antique store, it sends her spiralling into memories and emotions long forgotten. There is a despair and eloquence that runs deep throughout that will make you ache. If you are a woman- you may understand. If you are a man, you will ache to know a woman like this. It has made me want to move to Paris. I am actually going there for a month now, to find this fascinating place that evokes such tortured thoughts and beautiful prose in this writers' mind. I cannot recommend it more. I will read it over again. There are parts in it you will never forget, for the sheer beauty and depth of them.