The Dream

Unique to Émile Zola' s characteristic writing style, " The Dream" feels like a fairy tale among the rest of the " Rougon-Macquart" series.It reveals the story of the orphan Angélique, a nine-year-old girl, homeless, starving, adopted by a couple of embroiderers. From this moment on, her life continues like a dream. She grows up in the shadow of the church, St. Agnes in Beaumont, France, enthralled by the tales of the saints. Her dream is to be saved by a handsome prince and to live happily ever after. But is Angélique going to meet her knight in shining armor or does this only happen in fairy tales? Read on and find out in this magical tale.