ColetteLiterary Fiction · Classics·1873–1954
Cheri
Synopsis
Lea de Lonval is a magnificent and aging courtesan facing the end of her career. She has devoted the last six years to the amorous education of the exquisitely handsome and spoilt Cheri - a playboy half her age. When an advantageous marriage is arranged for Cheri, Lea reluctantly decides their relationship must end.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10