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Summary: Terrific!
Review: "The Tale of the Rose," as the title states, is indeed a tale that many readers will read again and again.
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: "The Tale of the Rose," as the title states, is indeed a tale that many readers will read again and again.
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Summary: Perhaps the agony of Consuelo
Review: Great men often leave great pain in their wake. So it seems from Consuelo de St. Exupery's writings about her relationship with her husband Antoine de St. Exupery. The book covers the time from when the couple met in Buenos Aires and the way Antoine (or Tonio as Consuelo called him) completely took over her life until he left Consuelo in the United States to return to France in during WWII. For those who question the authorship, this was most certainly written by a woman who lovingly supported by her husband's endeavors. Her pain can be felt through the words relating her feelings on his inattention, negligence and infidelities. The marriage endured despite situations that most independent women today would consider intolerable. In light of the situations Consuelo experiences; she comes across as strong, intelligent, enterprising woman. She dealt with conditions during WWII in France that were common at the time, but today would leave many people unable continue with any sense of dignity. The question arises as why Consuelo did not leave Tonio. There are some passages that allude to the possibility of ending the marriage. It seems that Tonio would show up and create a situation where she would no longer have legal grounds to divorce. For those who love the book The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery, the Tale of the Rose gives interesting insight as to why the Little Prince was having trouble with his Rose.
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Summary: Dysfunctional Marriage
Review: Maybe my middle-class American upbringing brought me to a place where I just cannot understand this. SHE was a rich woman, twice widowed before she turned 30. The tragedy here is that St. Ex himself didn't make her thrice widowed by the time she was 31! Consuelo was forever being cheated on by a husband who was more concerned for his girlfriends' feelings than for those of his wife. He flirted with her housemaid Vera in front of her. Arriving in NYC after the war, he made sure that no one would see her get off the boat, then she got to watch a slew of pretty ladies enter and leave his apartment-- he set her up in her own, you see. . . At one point while in France with his family his sister supported him seeing another woman on the side and Consuelo was hurt and she awoke in an asylum that her husband had no intention of taking her out of.
I remember a string on relationships in college that were like this with guys who kept coming back to me, begging for yet another chance. Thank goodness I got over that phase by my early 20's. Consuelo was in this sick relationship for thirteen years-- into her early 40's! St.Ex wanted her to give up everything-- her titles and money from her late husband, which she did. I never did figure out why she ultimately stayed with him and ket going back. He'd show up at opportune times-- but she surely could have gotten around it.
I am having my teenaged daugheters read it aloud after dinner to me. We discuss motivation and personal agendas and they seem to be learning.
I liked Consuelo-- she was a smart lady who ultimately played the hand she was dealt as best as she could. I am glad that they had no children though-- they'd have become drug addicts and multi-divorced by the time they hit 30.
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Summary: Related rare work
Review: There is another lesser-known work by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery that is called "The Kingdom of the Rocks." A rare manuscript has been discovered and is now listed on eBay with item #3729050808.
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Summary: True or False?
Review: This a very interesting book. However, it's authorship is not without dispute. It is my understanding that the family of Saint Exupéry believe that Denis de Rougement is the actual writer of the manuscript. However, even if this so, it may have well been dictated by Consuelo so I don't see an easy answer to that debate. At least one finds out Madame X's identify in the preface. I have read "Kingdom of the Rocks" by Consuelo and cannot state that I believe the authorship to be one way or the other; although if this is Consuelo's work, very heavy editing is obvious. The Antoine de Saint Exupéry presented in this book is definitely not the one shown in any other book I have read by, or about him and until a third party arises to confirm the circumstances and authorship of this book I would say "reader beware".
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Summary: True or False?
Review: This a very interesting book. However, it's authorship is not without dispute. It is my understanding that the family of Saint Exupéry believe that Denis de Rougement is the actual writer of the manuscript. However, even if this so, it may have well been dictated by Consuelo so I don't see an easy answer to that debate. At least one finds out Madame X's identify in the preface. I have read "Kingdom of the Rocks" by Consuelo and cannot state that I believe the authorship to be one way or the other; although if this is Consuelo's work, very heavy editing is obvious. The Antoine de Saint Exupéry presented in this book is definitely not the one shown in any other book I have read by, or about him and until a third party arises to confirm the circumstances and authorship of this book I would say "reader beware".
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Summary: True or False?
Review: This a very interesting book. However, it's authorship is not without dispute. It is my understanding that the family of Saint Exupéry believe that Denis de Rougement is the actual writer of the manuscript. However, even if this so, it may have well been dictated by Consuelo so I don't see an easy answer to that debate. At least one finds out Madame X's identify in the preface. I have read "Kingdom of the Rocks" by Consuelo and cannot state that I believe the authorship to be one way or the other; although if this is Consuelo's work, very heavy editing is obvious. The Antoine de Saint Exupéry presented in this book is definitely not the one shown in any other book I have read by, or about him and until a third party arises to confirm the circumstances and authorship of this book I would say "reader beware".
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Summary: must read!!
Review: This book has fascinated me in many ways,it is interesting how devotion to ones husband is so profound and how far females have come from the mentality of "husband is always right". Consuelo, shows us how strong she was despite the racist people that were around her and the awful husband she continued to love.He was an infantile grown person that only cared about himself. People end up getting what they deserve at the end.
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