Fanfan — Alexandre Jardin

The American debut of France's literary sweetheart, Fanfan is a highly original novel addressing the eternal problem of eternal love.
Only nineteen, Alexandre Crusoe is determined to live in monogamous marital bliss. The example of his parents, relics of Paris' swinging sixties, has convinced him that sexuality is the enemy of serenity so he becomes engaged to the charming and constant Laure de Chantebise. Then Alexandre meets Fanfan, who fills him with images that would alarm his local curate - and whom he immediately recognizes as the love of his life.
The idealistic Alexandre is unwilling to stoop to the betrayal of Laure, yet unable to forget his passion for Fanfan. Instead, he embarks upon an unusual, restrained, but seductive courtship - never foreseeing the response of the irrepressible Fanfan. The result is an absorbing, witty, and quite extraordinary love story American readers will be sure to embrace.