Thérése Etienne (francia nyelvű)(Le Livre de Poche 84/85)

In Switzerland, Thérese Étienne, a 25-year-old peasant woman, arrives in the canton of Bern looking for work. She is hired as a servant on the farm of Anton Müller, who runs his estate with an iron fist. An imposing man in his fifties, Anton tirelessly pursues Thérese. Faced with her resistance and eager to possess her at all costs, he takes her as his wife without further discussion. At the wedding, Thérese meets Gottfried Müller, Anton's son from a previous marriage, and it is love at first sight. Exasperated by her husband's rudeness and drunkenness, Thérese takes refuge in Gottfried's arms - and bed. When Anton discovers their affair and his wife's pregnancy by his son, he flies into such a rage that Thérese, frightened and distraught, poisons and kills him. Gottfried, overcome with remorse, accuses himself of the crime. At her trial, Thérese reveals the truth to the court. She is convicted, and her son is born in prison.