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I found this novella charming. If it had an ironic awareness of the illusory quality of love, I missed it. Told as the elderly narrator reminiscing about a youthful adventure, it depicts first love but also provides the reader closure, outlining the eventual outcome of those involved. #1001books

This is the rather unbelievable story of Dimitri who, on his way to Russia, misses his diligence and therefore runs into the beautiful Gemma. Within a week he falls in love, he is duelling for her, and he submits to another woman in order to sell his Russian estate and be able to marry Gemma. The course of this week determines the rest of his life. Unfortunately, the main characters do not come to life in my opinion. #1001books