Those Without Shadows Author:Francoise Sagan This is a first edition of Sagan's third novel, in translation from the original French. "Every Monday during the winter, Fanny and Alain Maligrasse, a fifty-year-old couple, entertain at their house a small group of young actors and writers. There is a novelist who falls in love with a rich young girl and neglects his wife. There is the beautif... more »ul and ambitious actress Beatrice who drives Alain to drink and attaches his innocent nephew. A successful theatrical producer and a brash young medical student round out the restless, animated group. Sagan reveals the exact quality of each of the several love affairs, developing them with extraordinary human understanding. As in her earlier novels, every scene is evocative, every word tells, her wit and humor sparkle throughout. It is a wholly fascinating performance."« less