She Came to Stay
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She Came to Stay (French, L'Invitée) is a novel written by French author Simone de Beauvoir first published in 1943. The novel is a fictional account of her and Jean-Paul Sartre's relationship with Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz.
[edit] Plot Summary
Set on the eve of World War II, the novel revolves around Françoise, whose relationship with her husband Pierre—whilst being an open relationship—becomes problematic with the arrival of Xavière, a young friend of Françoise's who moves to Paris at her suggestion. Françoise becomes overburdened with jealousy over Pierre's increasing attention to Xavière and her feelings are all the more embittered by her feeling of duty to care for Xavière.
The novel deals with themes of existentialism and ménage à trois.
