Project Gutenberg 2008-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 70 Gréville, Henry 1842 1902 Durand, Alice Marie Céleste Fleury Greville, Henry Durand, Alice Marie Celeste Fleury Gréville, Henri Suzanne Normis: Roman d'un père Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Rénald Lévesque "SUZANNE NORMIS: ROMAN D'UN PÈRE" by Henry Gréville is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with the narrator, a distraught husband and father, grappling with the impending loss of his beloved wife, Marie, who is gravely ill after enduring a long illness while caring for their daughter, Suzanne. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and parenthood as the protagonist navigates the challenges of raising his daughter alone, contrasting maternal devotion with the harsh realities of grief. The opening of the novel presents a poignant scene where the doctor informs the narrator of his wife's critical condition. As Marie lies in bed, weakened but still filled with love, she expresses her wishes for their daughter, Suzanne, who is just a toddler. The interaction highlights the deep bond between the couple and the sacrifices made for their child. The emotional weight of the moment crescendos as Marie proposes that Suzanne should sleep beside her mother until she is old enough for independence. As the father promises to protect and ensure the happiness of his daughter, he must face the imminent loss of his wife, setting the stage for the heart-wrenching struggles and poignant moments of love that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 393532 391120 2024-10-10T12:01:16.216506 2023-09-11T04:26:06.301918 text/html text/html 377939 2008-01-15T05:11:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141759 2008-01-15T05:11:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 230409 2024-10-10T12:01:25.021374 application/epub+zip 238940 2024-10-10T12:01:19.788412 application/epub+zip 217070 2024-10-10T12:01:18.423368 application/epub+zip 426826 2024-10-10T12:01:28.892346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411284 2024-10-10T12:01:24.162339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366178 2022-09-11T09:20:52.632110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371328 371316 2024-10-10T12:01:15.104426 2023-09-11T04:26:05.358921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 362894 2008-01-15T05:11:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137859 2008-01-15T05:11:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20042 2024-10-10T12:01:29.016316 application/rdf+xml 13580 2024-10-10T12:01:18.994390 image/jpeg 3215 2024-10-10T12:01:18.713360 image/jpeg 229416 2024-10-10T12:01:16.253434 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia