By Emile Zola. Dramatised by Carine Adler.Business, ambition and fashion all collide in Zola's colourful love story. Set in the hustle and excitement of the expansion of one of Paris' first department stores. Episode 1: When innocent provincial girl Denise arrives in Paris, she quickly catches the eye of the notorious seducer of women, Octave Mouret. Despite her uncle's disapproval, Denise accepts a job at Mouret's ever expanding department store The Ladies' Delight. Episode 2: After her dismissal from The Ladies' Delight, Denise is determined to stay in Paris. She rents a room above old Bourras' umbrella shop and quickly sets about trying to find other work. With local shops closing as The Delight expands, the task proves more difficult than she imagined.Narrated by David Hargreaves. Directed by Stefan Escreet Producer: Charlotte Riches.
- ISBN10 1471345122
- ISBN13 9781471345128
- Publish Date 1 May 2013
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 18 June 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Imprint BBC Digital Audio
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Audiobook (WAV)
- Duration 1 hours and 54 minutes
- Language English