Download or read book Gigi, Julie de Carneilhan, and Chance Acquaintances written by Colette and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-10 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gigi" is the story of a young girl being raised in a household more concerned with success and money than with the desires of the heart. But Gigi is uninterested in the dishonest society life she observes all around her and remains exasperatingly Gigi ... "Julie de Carneilhan," focuses on a contest of wills between Julie, an elegant woman of forty, and her ex-husband. "Chance Acquaintances," a novella, involves an invalid wife, her philandering husband, and a music-hall dancer whose odd meeting at a French spa affects and indelibly marks each one of their lives.-Back cover.