George Sand Book

Contents
Introduction....................xi
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS AND FAULT LINES 1 Her Father's Daughter....................3
2 The Importance of Being Marie-Aurore de Saxe....................10
3 Sophie Victorious....................26
4 Spanish Sojourn....................37
5 Sophie's Choice....................53
PART TWO: REVELATIONS AND CONFESSIONS 6 Enigma of the Sphinx....................65
7 Convent and Conversion....................72
8 Coming of Age....................82
9 Pater Semper Incertus Est....................91
PART THREE: MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, AND MISGIVINGS 10 Marriage and Motherhood....................101
11 Passion in the Pyrenees....................111
12 Ready, Set, Go....................118
13 "Our Motto Is Freedom"....................126
14 George Sand Is Born....................141
PART FOUR: THE DAUGHTER'S DEMISE 15 A Daughter Is Born....................151
16 The Author and the Actress....................160
17 Sons and Lovers....................172
18 Mother Love....................191
19 Liaison Dangereuse....................202
20 Broken Bonds: Solange and Chopin....................215
21 Collateral Damage and Lucrézia Floriani....................228
PART FIVE: WAR AND PEACE 22 Revolution and Reverberations....................239
23 Coming to Writing....................258
24 Confession of a Young Girl....................273
25 The Art of Loving....................285
Epilogue....................311
Notes....................317
SelectBibliography....................353
Acknowledgments....................361
Index....................363