Helene Grandjean, an attractive young widow, lives a secluded life in Paris with her only child, Jeanne.
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Zola\'s study extends most notably to the city of Paris itself, whose shifting moods reflect Helene\'s emotional turmoil in passages of extraordinary lyrical description.
The eighth novel in Zola\'s celebrated Rougon-Macquart series, A Love Story is an intense psychological and nuanced portrayal of love\'s different guises.
Jeanne realizes she has a rival for Helene\'s devotion in the doctor, and begins to exercise a tyrannous hold over her mother.
Deberle\'s wife Juliette, meanwhile, flirts with a shallow admirer, and Helene, intent on preventing her adultery, precipitates a crisis whose consequences are far-reaching.
When Jeanne falls ill, she is attended by Dr Deberle, whose growing admiration for Helene gradually turns into mutual passion.
Jeanne is a delicate and nervous girl who jealously guards her mother\'s affections.
Helene Grandjean, an attractive young widow, lives a secluded life in Paris with her only child, Jeanne
