Green Wheat

Green Wheat (French: Le Blé en herbe) is a 1923 novel by the French writer Colette.

[1][2] The book was written during the vacation of the writer on her property Roz-Ven in Saint-Coulomb, between Saint-Malo and Cancale.

Phil and Vinca meet every year during the summer holidays in Brittany.

They have always been interested in each other, but Phil meets a woman who introduces him to carnal love.

Earlier translations were (1931) by Phyllis Mérgoz entitled The Ripening Corn; (1932) by Ida Zeitlin (1902-?)