"The Red Lily — Volume 02" by Anatole France is a novel published in 1894. This passionate tale follows Therese Martin-Bellème, a beautiful countess trapped in a loveless marriage, as she navigates romantic entanglements with two very different men. When she leaves her devoted admirer Robert Le Menil for Jacques Dechartre, a sculptor she truly loves, she believes she has found happiness. But jealousy, past secrets, and misunderstandings threaten to destroy the one relationship that matters most to her heart. (This is an automatically generated summary.)