In Search Of Lost Time Vol 2: Within A Budding Grove (In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower)

One of the greatest most entertaining reading experiences in any language. Within a budding grove describes the first shoots of an astonishing love affair. When proust's adolescent narrator travels from Paris to the sunny seaside town of balbec he meets an intriguing set of new acquaintances who provide him with both friendship and entertainment. Most significantly of all he meets a dark-haired girl with sparkling eyes and a tiny beauty spot on her chin: the mysterious albertine who will become the great love of his life.