Emma, who was raised in a sheltered environment, has her own vision of love: she imagines her future as romantic and fulfilling, much like Madame Bovary. However, her husband and life in the countryside turn out to be disillusioning. Driven by a hunger for life and love, she escapes the boredom of her marriage and plunges into an adventure that leads to unforeseen consequences. With Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert created a masterpiece of world literature. The novel about one of the most famous adulteresses continues to captivate millions of readers. "There has been no literary figure with whom I have had a more enduring and distinctly passionate relationship than with Emma Bovary." Mario Vargas Llosa.