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The Ladies' Paradise

By: Émile Zola
Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
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Country girl Denise Baudu arrives in Paris hoping for a position in her uncle's clothing shop. However, her uncle's shop, along with other small shops in the area, is doing poorly. This is due to the large store across the street - The Ladies' Paradise - which is swallowing up the small specialty stores by offering "one-stop shopping" at discounted prices. Nineteenth-century Paris is experiencing the dawn of the department store. Despite her loyalty to her uncle, Denise is drawn to the progressive Ladies' Paradise and it's owner, the driven but charismatic Monsieur Mouret. This book was the basis for the PBS Masterpiece Classic series, The Paradise.

Public Domain (P)2014 Lee Ann Howlett
Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins

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To be frank I want my money back. The story is meant to be wonderful but the reading of it was appalling. As everyone else has said, there was no attempt at proper pronunciation which was excruciating to listen to. Please, please rerecord!

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