She begrudged Antonina for this reason and also because she was by nature a jealous, possessive creature.”Īnd Valérie is not alone in her distaste for Nina. “The limits of Valérie’s power and influence chafed her. Why should he have devotion to anyone but her, and furthermore, provide for his family when he was not nearly as generous with Valérie’s family? The author writes: She refers to Nina as Gaetan’s “nitwit cousin.” She also resents Gaetan’s affection for Nina. after three weeks in Loisail … had not memorized the names, ranks, and particularities of the most important men and women of the city….” “She, Valérie Beaulieu, chained to this lump of a child who….
For Valérie, taking Nina around was torture: Nina is staying with Gaetan and Valérie for the summer, and is attending parties (escorted by Valérie) in hopes of having an epic romance, like in the books she loves. They meet up again because of a chance encounter between Hector and Antonina (Nina) Beaulieu, Valérie’s cousin by marriage. Now, ten years later, Hector is a well-known telekinetic performer, and Valérie is one of the “beautiful people” in Loisail, France. She sent Hector a “Dear John” letter, and they did not see each other since then. The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal, and the struggle between conformity and passion, set in a world where scandal is a razor-sharp weapon.When Hector Auvray and Valérie Beaulieu were both nineteen, they had a passionate summer romance, but after Hector left to try to gain the income and status to be worthy of Valérie, she succumbed to her own greed as well as that of her family, and married a wealthy but boring man, Gaetan Beaulieu. But great romances are for fairytales, and Hector is hiding a truth from Nina - and himself - that threatens to end their courtship before it truly begins. With Hector’s help, Nina’s talent blossoms, as does her love for him. He sees Nina not as a witch, but ripe with potential to master her power under his tutelage. A telekinetic like her, he has traveled the world performing his talents for admiring audiences. When entertainer Hector Auvray arrives to town, Nina is dazzled. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis-neighbors call her the Witch of Oldhouse-and the haphazard manifestations of her powers make her the subject of malicious gossip. But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina’s debut has gone disastrously awry. They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail’s most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina’s chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife.
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