The Ladies' Paradise (Paperback)

Paperback. Encapsulating in luxurious detail the phenomenon of consumer society - obsessed with image, fashion and instant gratification - Ladies Delight vividly depicts the workings of a new commercial entity, the department store. The novel centres around the story of Denise, a young shopgirl from the provinces, and Octave Mouret, the dashing young director of a shopping emporium, who find themselves torn between the conflicting forces of love, loyalty and ambition. Set in the heart of the city, Zolas novel the eleventh in his Rougon-Macquart series evokes the giddy pace of Pariss transition into a modern city and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place during the second half of the nineteenth century. Recently adapted for BBC Television, The Ladies' Paradise evokes the giddy pace of Paris's transition into a modern city and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…