Madame Bovary

Discontented with her reality as a middle-class wife and mother, Emma Bovary has an insatiable longing for passion, luxury and a life greater than her own. Flaubert weaves a tragic tale as Emma’s attempts to recreate the fictional worlds of her favourite novels have all too real consequences. An incredible critique of the superficiality and self-deception symptomatic of France’s deeply unequal society, Madame Bovary is celebrated as one of the greatest novels of all time.