PAPERBACK EDITION..SOME FOXING DUE TO AGE..WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE'Le Bal' depicts the life of the Kampfs who, having recently gone up in the world thanks to luck with the stock, decide to throw a ball in order to launch themselves into society. 'Snow in Autumn' pays homage Chekhov and chronicles the life of a devoted servant following her masters as they flee Moscow and emigrate to Paris.