L'Amour et les Forêts is a 2014 novel by French author Éric Reinhardt, published by Éditions Gallimard on 21 August 2014.

[1] The narrator recounts the story of Bénédicte Ombredanne, who is trapped in a toxic and abusive marriage with her controlling husband Jean-François.

After another violent argument, Bénédicte registers on the online dating service Meetic.

She connects with Christian, a gentle and attentive man who appears to be the opposite of her husband.

She decides to meet Christian in real life and spend the day with him, a choice she will pay dearly for when she returns home.