Vague smile by Françoise Sagan. Short summary

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A novel about the vicissitudes of love. The young man Bertrand suffers for the Sorbonne student Dominique, who in turn is in love with his uncle.

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Young Bertrand is in love with Dominique, a twenty-year-old law student at the Sorbonne. One day Bertrand introduces the girl to his uncle and aunt, the secular businessman Luc and his wife Francoise.

A spark of mutual passion immediately sparks between Dominique and Luc, but the girl does not want to hurt Bertrand. In addition, Luke’s wife treats Dominique like a daughter.

After a while Dominique does succumb to the attraction. Together with Luc, the girl spends a beautiful two weeks in a luxury hotel in Cannes. Despite promising not to fall in love, Dominique cannot forget Luc, for whom it was only a passing affair.

Meanwhile, Bertrand and Françoise find out about Luc and Dominique’s affair. Insulted, Bertrand leaves the girl. Françoise, after grieving for some months, forgives her husband.

Dominique reconciles herself to the fact that it was only a passing affair between her and Luc. All the more so because she has in mind a student in love, Alain, whom she met recently.