Can a woman forget all her values and morals and throw herself into an affair without guilt or remorse? Can she go against her character and do something so incredibly spontaneous to which others question her actions and she questions her actions as well? It's the story of what can happen in 24 hours in the life of a woman.

Zweig takes us through an incredible and emotional journey in this novella. We are the ones debating in the hotel garden, we are the ones walking through the casino observing the hand movements of players, we are the ones under the rain. Because Zweig manages to make of us a character; the observer.

Truly marvelous and a great way to come back to Zweig after enjoying Pitie dangereuse (Beware of Pity) so long ago. I will not again let so much time pass before I read another Zweig. ( )

Read... not among Zweig's best books. ( )

Beautiful, haunting, and fast moving. A short little book with a beautiful style. However, I didn't read it in the original language so I don't know how much is the translator, but the descriptive passages were beautiful. ( )