Claudel

The novel revolves around a romantic love story between seventeen-year-old Claudel and Lin Varnier, who had just celebrated her nineteenth birthday. Lin decided to join the army and was sent to a camp far from his home. Before leaving, he asked Claudel to marry him as soon as he returned home after completing his military service. Claudel remained faithful and waiting for him.
The days passed until Claudel was surprised by a letter from Lin, informing her that he had found a new love and that he had separated from her. Claudel was deeply shocked, which caught her mother’s attention. She was terrified by the ordeal of telling her mother what had happened, and wished to run away and hide so that no one would know the extent of her misery and heartbreak. As for her mother, her response was, “I always wanted you to marry a man who had something in this world… Len Varnier wasn’t one of them, and he never will be… and he will remain as poor as dirt until the day he dies. It is a woman’s own fault if she allows any man to approach her and woo her, and she is equally to blame if she doesn’t use her inborn femininity to make a rich man her lover…” Claudel’s father believed that morality, more than anything else, is what makes a marriage successful.
This novel aims to guide young boys and girls to make wise choices and to consider morality, loyalty, and commitment as essential conditions for a successful relationship before considering marriage.