Sérénissime: roman contemporain

In the bustling streets of turn‑of‑the‑century Paris, a young woman grapples with desperate choices as she drifts between the shadows of cafés, cheap inns and the relentless press of the city. When a stranger confronts her in a cramped bedroom, their volatile exchange lays bare the raw tension between longing, shame, and the harsh economics of survival. The dialogue crackles with bitterness and fleeting tenderness, hinting at a fragile bond forged under the weight of poverty and fleeting desire.

Through vivid, almost cinematic descriptions of the boulevards, the Bois de Boulogne and the dimly lit back‑alleys, the novel captures the paradoxical beauty and brutality of an era on the brink of modernity. It follows the two protagonists as they navigate a world where love is tangled with exploitation, and every whispered promise may conceal a deeper betrayal, inviting listeners to contemplate the cost of hope in a city that never sleeps.