Beautifully written book that tells the story of a man in love (or rather obsessed) with a courtesan. Even though it is far from a mature healthy relationship, it is a passionate one. For me, the most remarkable thing is the heavy stigma that a courtesan carried in that time for her licentious life. However, the men who use "her favors" are much lightly judged... Unless they truly fall in love with her. Although those were other times, I doubt that has changed much. Although the love story is obsessive, I bet that many people would recognize some of the childish attitudes that one tends to have in the first romances of our life (like swearing to be in love after few days of knowing someone).

The story is written with mastery. This book makes you not wanting to put it down until it was finished. I have to say that it is the second time that I read it and I enjoyed it as much as the first time. Moreover, it made me tear a little in a couple of scenes. The story became more dear to me after learning that it is inspired in real characters, including Alexander Dumas son himself and Marie Duplessis, the courtesan.