The Narrow Gate (New French Translation)

Alissa and Jerome are cousins who grew up together. Alissa loved to read, and she and Jerome often recited poetry and literature on a bench behind the garden. They spent a long but carefree childhood in the Norman countryside. Love gradually took root among the young boys and girls of similar age. At first, they secretly loved each other, each harboring their own secrets and worries, like all teenagers experiencing their first love. As their love deepened, their spirits intertwined, and they wanted to become better people for each other, unable to tolerate any imperfection. However, in the ordinary marital lives of others, Alissa saw love ultimately fall into ordinariness, which made her doubt the end of love. What she sought was eternal love, firmly believing in the existence of immortal love in the world. Yet, the path to eternity was narrow, and the door to enter was a "narrow gate," which "only a few" could find. The immortality and eternal life of love required a lifetime of immense effort to achieve. This moving love story ultimately became frozen forever, as she wished, remaining in their hearts.