The Reinvention of Love, by Helen Humphries

I like this author, so when I got my hands of this book, I was anticipating a beautiful and rich read. By page 79, I gave up. I read through the open months/ years of the affair, and I just wasn't interested in the years to come... Maybe I should have committed to 100 pages, but there are too many other books waiting for me.

Summary:

When Charles Sainte-Beuve, an ambitious French journalist, meets Victor Hugo, a young writer on the verge of fame, he finds himself helplessly attracted to Hugo's long -suffering wife, Adele. The two lover begin an affair that lasts over thirty years and sparks a scandal in Paris.