The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes

Name: The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
Author: Israel Zangwill

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 68 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

Two aging women, Madame Valière and Madame Dépine, coexist in a cramped Parisian hotel, bound by shared history yet divided by silence and rivalry. Their quiet lives in wigs and whispered resentments unfold amid the faded glamour and petty dramas of the Hôtel des Tourterelles.

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