How to spoil your own life and the lives of others by being fickle and frivolous. This is the story of Gilberte, a beautiful 16-year-old girl who charms, attracts, and seduces every man she meets. Back in Louisiana after a stay in France, she steals her loving, beloved sister Louise's fiancé; once married to George, she proves a poor mother for little Georgie, a poor manager of the plantation, and an unfaithful wife. She starts an affair with André, the dashing young man she actually loves; tragedy ensues.
—Guy Bellinger