Emile Zolas Shame Wilibiya

Madeleine drove the memory of her lover Jacques from her mind. But deep within her lay a hunger no other man could appease. And then she discovered the shocking truth that her husband was Jacques' best friend that his presence would always be with them. Can a woman rid herself of a phantom lover Can her desire to be a faithful wife force her errant flesh to forget Emile Zola's SHAME is a novel which caused a great furor in France when it first appeared. Presenting a theme as challenging as his Nana and The Human Beast its bold presentation of a woman's most private emotional conflict made it the object of intense controversy.