The Wonderful Clouds
May, 1962
In the preceding installment of Mlle. Sagan's new novel, Alan, a neurotic young American of inherited wealth, and Josée, his equally neurotic French wife, were seen in the act of tormenting each other -- Alan by his unremitting, compulsively jealous probing of Josée's bohemian past; Josée by her relentless reaction of infidelity and small, intimate cruelties. Driven by desperation, Josée, hotly pursued by Alan, fled back to France. Now, as the novel's conclusion opens, Alan has persuaded her to...
