Therese Raquin
Publisher: Hern Books, Limited, Nick
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781848424111
Subjects: Theatre
Description: "A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel. The beautiful but doomed heroine is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. Every Thursday evening she watches her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin, play dominoes... until one day her husband brings along an old friend, the alluring and athletic Laurent. As Laurent and Thérèse embark on an illicit affair, a turbulent passion is unleashed that drives them ultimately to violence and murder." -- Publisher's description.