Emile Zola

Therese Raquin Emile Zola

Trapped in a loveless, arranged marriage to her spoiled and selfish cousin, Camille, Therese Raquin becomes restless and embarks upon a torrid affair... an affair that will result in murder, guilt, despair and tragedy... Usually considered to be Zola's first major work, Therese Raquin was an immediate success and was reprinted immediately. It gained greater notoriety and further commercial success after reviews branded it controversial and depraved. One of the great novels of the Naturism movement, Therese Raquin retains its power to affect the reader more than a century after its first publication.