Madame Bovary By Gustave Flaubert

"Madame Bovary" is a novel written by the French author Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1857. It is considered one of the greatest novels ever written and a seminal work in literary realism.
The novel tells the story of Emma Bovary, a doctor's wife who dreams of a more fulfilling and passionate life than the one she leads in the provincial town of Yonville. Dissatisfied with her marriage to the well-meaning but dull Charles Bovary, Emma embarks on a series of romantic affairs and indulges in luxurious spending, hoping to find happiness and escape the mundane realities of her existence.