Therese and Isabelle

Censored in France in 1954, Therese and Isabelle was published for the first time in its full original version in 2000. Leduc's novella follows the story of a passionate love affair between two schoolgirls, aiming to describe 'as exactly, as minutely as possible the sensations of physical love'. 'Th©r¬se and Isabelle are totally fresh and inexperienced. They make love in a college for three days and nights. They don't see anything wrong with that.' Violette Leduc