Yes I had to read it because I wanted the hot goss & I'm making my way through Sand's novels. It is neither her best nor her worst though I found the meta-commentary kind of charming & the relationship to be sickeningly real--I promise you will find an indictment of your terrible qualities somewhere in this book. How dare she! This is an ugly romance even though those involved have their charms. & if indeed we are to read it as a book about Sand, Chopin, & Liszt perhaps the cruelest thing done is to strip Chopin of all his talent & creativity & portray him instead as a mostly idle prince. I am forever reeling in how cold this is. This book goes where it tells you it goes and where you, of course, know it's going so if you're wanting to jump ship when it begins to drag w/ misery in the last fifty pages, please do & go enjoy another of Sand's works. ( )