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Volume VII is the conclusion of Proust’s opus. Marcel shares philosophical reflections: his cynical view of society, growing old, the regrets of lost time, and the hope of regaining one last chance to find meaning in life.  ★★★★★ Read Review

In Search of Lost Time – Volume VI. The central theme of The Fugitive is elusive love, rejection, and the tendency “to be drawn towards that which makes us suffer”. The Fugitive was also published under the names The Sweet Cheat Gone and Albertine Gone. ★★★★★ Read Review

Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time series is in a class all of it’s own…. the most beautiful prose I have ever read. Swann’s Way begins this semi-autobiographical journey that takes you right to the heart of French Society.  ★★★★★ Read Review