Spoiled children

Philip Eria's novel "The Spoiled Children" was published on the eve of World War II. Its heroine Agnes, the youngest daughter in a wealthy bourgeois family, is critical of her father and mother, suffers from falsehood, intra-family intrigues, lack of love and warmth. Her relatives are obsessed with money, conservative and almost hate her daughter because of her fantasies. A two-year trip to America changes Agnes' life - for an undervalued girl who grew up in a stifling atmosphere of bourgeois narrow-mindedness, this country becomes a symbol of inner freedom and openness of feelings. The author created a complex, vivid and multifaceted image, the novel is read in one breath, captivating the reader from the first pages. France highly appreciated "The Spoiled Children" - in 1939, Philip Eria was awarded the Goncourt Prize for this novel.