Description
In the Bordeaux of respectable appearances, Brigitte Pian—seen through the eyes of her stepson, Louis—devoutly insists that she alone understands what God demands. Her certainty, expressed as piety and moral authority, spreads through her household and community, testing love, loyalty, and the fragile boundaries between faith and cruelty. As Louis watches the damage done to those around her, the novel probes how self-righteousness can masquerade as virtue and how genuine compassion may stand in quiet opposition to religious hypocrisy. With Mauriac’s signature psychological intensity and Christian moral vision, this accomplished late work becomes a penetrating study of anguish, spiritual corruption, and the difficult work of loving without judgment.
Available Editions
hardcover
Resources for Christian Living
Published Jan 1, 1986
500 pages
ISBN: 9780883472033
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Details
First Published
1946
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Woman of the Pharisees by François Mauriac.