Becoming George Sand A novel Author:Rosalind Brackenbury Maria Jameson, an Edinburgh academic, is passionately involved with a younger man and married to a steady, reliable husband with whom she has two children. She wonders: Is it possible to love two men at the same time? And must she feel guilty? — For answers she reaches across the centuries to the life story of George Sand, the maverick French nov... more »elist whose many lovers included the composer Frederic Chopin. While researching a book about Sand ? and enduring bitter disappointment ? she moves toward understanding how best to live her life.
This is a richly detailed novel that explores past and present, the personal and the historic, and sensuality, responsibility and the mystery of love. Sharply insightful, it is a deeply engaging examination of two women's minds, hearts and homes.