I first read Bonjour Tristesse when I was 15 and being an angst teenager was attracted to the title, which translates as "hello sadness". I immediately fell in love with the book and the 17 year old narrator Cécile in the first sentence. Being a similar age, her cynicism 'spoke' to my hormonal 15 year old self. I am a sucker for glamour too, especially French elegance and style and Bonjour Tristesse has this in spades.