Summary:
"Rose d'Amour" by Alfred Assollant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is centered around a young girl named Rose, who grows up in a modest family, confronted with the realities of love, loss, and social challenges. As she navigates her innocence and the trials of her youth, she finds herself in a poignant relationship with a boy named Bernard, facing obstacles that ultimately shape their destinies. The opening of the novel introduces Rose and her family background, detailing her father's quiet strength as a carpenter and her mother's robust personality as a laundress. After the sudden death of her mother, Rose's life changes, leaving her with her father and sisters, which leads to her growing attachment to Bernard l'Éveillé. As their playful innocence blossoms into young love, an incident in the woods involving a wolf catalyzes a bond between them, affecting their lives profoundly. The narrative begins to explore themes of fidelity, societal expectations, and the bittersweet nature of love, setting the stage for the trials that will follow as they mature in a world filled with challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)