The Unmade Bed (Le Lit Défait, 1978) by Françoise Sagan, published by the Franklin Library, is a sleek, psychologically acute novel that dissects the unraveling of a marriage. Set in Paris, the story follows journalist Lucile and her husband Bertrand, whose seemingly stable life fractures when Lucile begins an affair with a younger man. Sagan’s signature wit and spare prose lay bare the illusions of love, the boredom of routine, and the quiet desperation beneath bourgeois respectability.
The Franklin Library edition—bound in full leather with gilt accents—elevates Sagan’s razor-sharp observations into a tactile luxury. A gem for admirers of mid-century French existential chic.
