In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (illustrated)

When publiched, Within a Budding Grove was awarded the Prix Goncourt,
bringing the author immediate fame. In this second volume of In Search
of Lost Time, the narrator turns from the childhood reminiscences of
Swann's Way to memories of his adolescence. Having gradually become
indifferent to Swann's daughter Gilberte, the narrator visits the seaside
resort of Balbec with his grandmother and meets a new object of
attention–Albertine, 'a girl with brilliant, laughing eyes and plump,
matt cheeks.'

Includes unique illustrations.