Joe fancy you finding a book by Chateaubriand
Where did you find it
Les Bouquinistes
I adore the area
What is the book called
Les Natchez
He wrote it in England whilst exiled
I do not know that much about him
I studied him at college
Do you know that Chateaubriand enjoyed an intense friendship
With his sister Lucile
How intense
There is no evidence to indicate it was incestuous
But there is a clue in a novella by Chateaubriand
Which novella
René which appeared in 1802
In it Amelie the sister of René
Suddenly decides to become a nun
He attends her initiation ceremony
It is during this time that Amelie reveals
The real reason why she joined the convent
Was that she wanted to overcome
Her incestuous love for him
Do they all die in the finish
I believe so
Stop playing with me
You know more than that
On another subject if it is okay with you
We should explore Genoa for the next few days
It is a very interesting city with so much history
Chateaubriand was the French ambassador to Genoa for a while
It is probably celebrated somewhere
Do you like this hotel
Very much it is so elegant
I was thinking would you like to see Milan
We can stay as long as you like
And then we can get a train back to Cannes
It is a beautiful journey along the coast
With stunning sea views
Have you travelled here before
Yes after we broke away from each other
Before Lisbon
Yes before Lisbon
Joe when do Italy play their first game
On Saturday evening
Can we watch it is a bar as I want to experience the atmosphere
I will wear my Italian football shirt
You look beautiful in blue
It is not the destination but the journey Joe
I think I am beginning to understand what that means