A retelling of Guy de Maupassant · 1883

A Woman's Life

“Jeanne, a convent-bred young noblewoman of Normandy, leaves school full of dreams of love, and finds instead a mean, unfaithful husband, a lifetime of small betrayals, and a son who breaks her heart — the humble truth of one woman's life, from seventeen to old age.”

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Contents14 episodes · ~21 min

  1. 1Chapter 1: Leaving the ConventFree
  2. 2Chapter 2: The Sea🔒
  3. 3Chapter 3: The Christening of the Boat🔒
  4. 4Chapter 4: The Wedding🔒
  5. 5Chapter 5: Corsica🔒
  6. 6Chapter 6: Winter🔒
  7. 7Chapter 7: The Discovery🔒
  8. 8Chapter 8: Paul🔒
  9. 9Chapter 9: The Mother🔒
  10. 10Chapter 10: The Shepherd's Hut🔒
  11. 11Chapter 11: Aunt Lison🔒
  12. 12Chapter 12: The Son🔒
  13. 13Chapter 13: Rosalie🔒
  14. 14Chapter 14: Life🔒