Chéri

by Colette

Book Overview

Set in Paris's demi-monde at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ch ri by Colette is a passionate story of devotion, misplaced desire and the passage of time.

Ch ri is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by Janet...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035048507
• ISBN13: 9781035048502
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 3.7" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Very classic, richly layered, and readable.

Cheri is a novel about a young Frenchman whose mistress, an older woman, indulges him and instructs him in the arts of love and life until he marries. Cheri is remarkably child-like right up to the eve of his marriage and beyond. After the marriage to a suitably aged young woman, he longs for his old mistress's pampering, her familiar apartments, and the life they shared there.I found the book a wonderful story and a rich, redolent escape from the realities of our modern world. It takes the reader back to a time just before WWI, when life moved a bit slower. The way Colette writes, slips the reader into a place easily imaginable; comfortable as one's own sofa.