Marthe: A Love Story
by Stephen Spotte
Marthe: A Love Story
Stephen Spotte
ISBN-13: 978-1948598965
SRP (Paperback) $21.95 / SRP (eBook) $12.99
What is love? Can reason explain it, or must it remain forever beyond understanding? Marthe explores these questions through philosophy, physics, and psychology as three generations of women confront love, identity, and the meaning of their lives.
In crisp, sinuous prose, Stephen Spotte recounts the love life of a young Frenchwoman named Marthe and those of her eponymous descendants. The first Marthe is the daughter of a colonial administrator in French Indochina during the early twentieth century. Next is her daughter, repatriated to France. Last is the daughter of the second Marthe, who comes of age in the Appalachian Mountains. They have in common alabaster complexions and startling black eyes, steely dispositions, intimidating intellects, and a fierce desire to uncover life’s meaning. But can these women open their hearts, or will a suitor’s love inevitably go unrequited? Across generations and continents, Marthe is a searching meditation on love, longing, and the elusive nature of human connection.
