Used book – Longtemps, Erik Orsenna

Once upon a time there was Gabriel, a married and faithful man. To escape temptation, he dedicated himself exclusively to his peaceful and rooted profession: gardening.

May God be cursed and equally celebrated for ever and ever! On a very cold day, a passion came to our Gabriel. Her name is Elisabeth, and she is the most beautiful woman in the world.

Alas, two children accompany her and a husband awaits her: thus begin the miracle and the pain of lasting adultery.

Not the frenzies of a fling, but thirty-five years of a frantic journey to Seville, Ghent, and Beijing.

Here is the portrait of this untameable and old-fashioned animal: a feeling.