Since very few people have the opportunity to follow this discussion at the moment ("Nadine - Chapter one will be sent to the library in a few days), here only a few notes:

1. Thanks for the review. It's the most detailed and thoughtful, I've got so far.

2.The author didn't get Juliette's (deSade) character wrong, the teacher in the classroom did, which was immediatly noticed by Nadine's mother.

3.Yes, I admit gladly, that there are quite a few drawn out passages. The author belongs to the people, who really enjoyed that nine-hour-video-version of "The Story Of O". So beware!!!!
(And by the way, Tolstoi's "War and Peace" and Stephen Kings "The Stand" are my favourite novels)

4. Characters, who seem irrelevant in the four chapters, the reviewer has read, may not stay irrelevant.

5. The passages with the "historical data" were especially recommended by German readers.
Pity, that you obviously didn't enjoy them.

6. A triangle Nadine - mother - valet could indeed be interesting, but that doesn't help my future plans with these three, which are hopefully much more interesting.

7. The author doesn't belong to the school of thought who wants the readers to believe that being severely whipped excites the (female) victim.
The author DOES belong to the school of thought who wants the readers to believe that playing with seemingly worn out cliches is sometimes a worthy and lustful cause.

So much for now....