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Ladies' Paradise (Oxford World's Classics)
Ladies' Paradise - Oxford World's Classics
Author: Emile Zola
The Ladies' Paradise is a compelling story of ambition and love set against the backdrop of the spectacular rise of the department store in 1860s Paris. Octave Mouret is a business genius who transforms a modest draper's shop into a hugely successful retail enterprise, masterfully exploiting the desires of his female customers and ruining small...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199675968
ISBN-10: 0199675961
Publication Date: 10/4/2012
Pages: 480
Edition: BBC tie-in
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Publisher: Oxford Worlds Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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thriftysister avatar reviewed Ladies' Paradise (Oxford World's Classics) on
I was skeptical about the book prior to reading it, but I found that after getting through the introduction of most of the characters (there are so many I made a list to keep track) the story was very intriguing and well written. I recommend this book highly and will be reading more of Zola in the future.


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