The Shackle Author:Sidonie-Gabriel Colette In Colette's sequel to THE VAGABOND, it is three years later, and Renne Nere has left the music hall and is living frugally on an inheritance. She wants to write, as she did years ago, but before she can fulfill her dream she falls in love once again, becoming the mistress of a man named Jean. In taking on this role, Renne realizes that he w... more »ill claim all her energies, and resigns herself to the "shackle" that love represents. The opposite in many ways of Colette's earlier, fiercely feminist novel, THE SHACKLE is a poignant and romantic story of the power of love to shape a life.« less