“Love and Adventures, One Night in Paradise”: front cover of 32-page paperback serial romance published in Brussels by “S.P.R.L. EDITO, 15 bd Barthelemy, Bruxelles.”
This is a 32-page stand-alone short story published as part of an ongoing series Amour et Aventures (Love and Adventures). S.P.R.L Edito published the series in Brussels, Belgium. The story of this issue is Une Nuit au Paradis (A Night in Paradise) written by Pierre Deumarteau. In the story, an unnamed traveler in Navarre, Spain encounters a young girl, Bianca, who is looking for a ride. The traveler agrees to help Bianca, but when their car breaks down they are forced to stay in the same town from where she is trying to escape. Bianca tells the traveler the story of her life and her forbidden romance with the young architect, Antonio. The rest of the story follows the traveler in his attempt to save Bianca from her controlling aunt as well as from an arranged marriage and to reunite Bianca with Antonio. The first and last pages of the books contain an excerpt from the story Buenos-Ayres: Derniere Escale (Buenos Aires: Last Stop) written by Maurice Ruffine. The book advertises this story as being continued in the next issue of the series.
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Tuesday, 18 April, 2023