Mark Bostridge

Another mistress for Victor Hugo: Célina, by Catherine Axelrad, reviewed

A young chambermaid joins the Hugo household in Guernsey and soon finds herself summoned at night to her master’s adjoining bedroom

Victor Hugo in exile at Hauteville House, Guernsey. [Getty Images] 
issue 20 July 2024
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  • Célina

    Catherine Axelrad, translated by Philip Terry

    Les Fugitives, pp. 144, £12

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