Break of Day [Paperback]

Colette began writingBreak of Dayin her early fifties, at Saint-Tropez on the C?te d'Azur, where she had bought a small house after the breakup of her second marriage. The novel's themethe renunciation of love and the return to an independent existence supported and enriched by the beauty and peace of naturegrows out of Colette's own period of self-assessment in the middle of her life. A collection of subtle reflections about love and life, it is among her most thoughtful and stylistically bold works.

Born in 1873 in France,Colettewas the author of many acclaimed novels noted for their intimate style. She died in 1954.