The Dream by Émile Zola

The Dream (Le rêve) continues the Rougon-Macquart with the story of a 9-year old orphan, Angélique Marie, who is discovered on Christmas Day sheltering under a cathedral porch.

Angélique is inspired by The Golden Legend and creates a dream world of her own, convinced of her visions to marry a rich and handsome young prince.

We are now deep in the Rougon-Macquart; those who have made it this far are surely hooked. It's getting really good; we have such great plotlines to look forward to from Zola.

The Dream:
https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0198745982/ref=asc_df_0198745982/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312731277354&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17536097052874579747&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9060351&hvtargid=pla-560230653092&psc=1

The Golden Legend (On Abe Books) - for those who want to read this too, ahead of our meeting (I promise to):
https://www.abebooks.com/9780140446487/Golden-Legend-Selections-Jacobo-Voragine-0140446486/plp