Cheri Author:Colette This small masterpiece, set in a sandalwood-scented world of luxuriously kept women, is the love story of Chéri, a handsome young gigolo, and the beautiful, but much older Léa. — Léa is certainly old enough to know better than to fall in love, and both she and Chéri belong to a world where sentiment is about the last weakness to be indulged. But ... more »their vulnerability is part of their charm. It sets them apart from their calculating friends and acquaintances and helps make them as unforgettably human as a pair of lovers as you will ever meet.« less