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The fragile boy Jerome spends the summer at his uncle's Norman manor, where everything is "drenched in blue, washed with dew and shrouded in joy". There he meets his cousin Alice... The lovers carry their trembling feelings through the years and nurture them in rare meetings and heartfelt letters. However, the pious Alice is increasingly concerned that their love threatens the virtue of their souls...

The Pale of the Gate (1909) is a novel of stunning beauty and sophistication, in which love once again appears as a source of both happiness and suffering.