'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah WatersWhen Olivia turns sixteen she is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher. But Madamoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines and the school year is destined to end abruptly in tragedy.'A remarkable novel which is unique in its presentation of the female mind and emotions in teachers and pupils at a girls' school. It has a strange combination of strength and delicacy.' The Times

'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah WatersWhen Olivia turns sixteen she is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher. But Madamoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines and the school year is destined to end abruptly in tragedy.'A remarkable novel which is unique in its presentation of the female mind and emotions in teachers and pupils at a girls' school. It has a strange combination of strength and delicacy.' The Times

With an introduction by André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name.At the age of sixteen, Olivia is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful, sharp-witted teacher, Madamoiselle Julie.Inspired by the author’s own youth, banned by the Catholic Church, Olivia is a groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first – and forbidden – love.'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah Waters Vintage Desire: classic stories of lust and longing.

Olivia es una adolescente inglesa de clase acomodada que es enviada por su familia a un internado francés a proseguir su educación bajo una metodología más liberal y laica.El colegio lo dirigen dos carismáticas y jóvenes profesoras, mademoiselle Julie y mademoiselle Cara, que han conseguido posicionar el centro como uno de los más reputados de Francia, atrayendo alumnas de todo el mundo. En este ambiente de libertad, Olivia se hace incondicional de las clases de literatura de mademoiselle Julie, en las que se estudia a Racine o a Victor Hugo, y empieza a darse cuenta de que tiene sentimientos por su profesora que van más allá de la admiración intelectual.Así se deshace rápidamente del corsé de la sociedad victoriana inglesa para lanzarse a descubrir el significado de todas esas nuevas sensaciones.En medio de este torbellino de emociones, Olivia se percata de la existencia de una rivalidad entre las dos directoras por conquistar la admiración de sus estudiantes cuando ella se convierte en la alumna predilecta de mademoiselle Julie.Este hecho desencadena una serie de malentendidos y desencuentros que hacen insoportable el día a día en el internado y que desata un horrible acontecimiento que acabará en tragedia.

'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah WatersWhen Olivia turns sixteen she is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher. But Madamoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines and the school year is destined to end abruptly in tragedy.'A remarkable novel which is unique in its presentation of the female mind and emotions in teachers and pupils at a girls' school. It has a strange combination of strength and delicacy.' The Times

'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah WatersWhen Olivia turns sixteen she is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher. But Madamoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines and the school year is destined to end abruptly in tragedy.'A remarkable novel which is unique in its presentation of the female mind and emotions in teachers and pupils at a girls' school. It has a strange combination of strength and delicacy.' The Times

With an introduction by André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name.At the age of sixteen, Olivia is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful, sharp-witted teacher, Madamoiselle Julie.Inspired by the author’s own youth, banned by the Catholic Church, Olivia is a groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first – and forbidden – love.'Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion' Sarah Waters Vintage Desire: classic stories of lust and longing.

Olivia es una adolescente inglesa de clase acomodada que es enviada por su familia a un internado francés a proseguir su educación bajo una metodología más liberal y laica.El colegio lo dirigen dos carismáticas y jóvenes profesoras, mademoiselle Julie y mademoiselle Cara, que han conseguido posicionar el centro como uno de los más reputados de Francia, atrayendo alumnas de todo el mundo. En este ambiente de libertad, Olivia se hace incondicional de las clases de literatura de mademoiselle Julie, en las que se estudia a Racine o a Victor Hugo, y empieza a darse cuenta de que tiene sentimientos por su profesora que van más allá de la admiración intelectual.Así se deshace rápidamente del corsé de la sociedad victoriana inglesa para lanzarse a descubrir el significado de todas esas nuevas sensaciones.En medio de este torbellino de emociones, Olivia se percata de la existencia de una rivalidad entre las dos directoras por conquistar la admiración de sus estudiantes cuando ella se convierte en la alumna predilecta de mademoiselle Julie.Este hecho desencadena una serie de malentendidos y desencuentros que hacen insoportable el día a día en el internado y que desata un horrible acontecimiento que acabará en tragedia.