<p><b>Two sisters must find their way in a world designed to confine them.</b><br /><br />Marcelle is the elder sister, a woman whose ambitions focus on becoming the companion of a 'man of genius'. Marguerite is the younger sister, a girl whose sanity depends on breaking free of the oppressive expectations of society. Both end up focusing their attentions on the same disappointing man. <br /><br /><b>BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days </b></p>