Histoire d'O concluded with a famously ambiguous ending, leaving readers wondering about the ultimate fate of the protagonist, O. Fifteen years later, Retour à Roissy (Return to Roissy) arrived to provide a dark, definitive conclusion to her narrative arc.
Along with its predecessor, it remains a landmark in French erotic literature and has been reissued numerous times, including by Librairie Générale Française Finding the Full Report or PDF
René eventually gives O to his stepbrother, Sir Stephen, as a ultimate test of her devotion.
This section of the text handles the rigorous discipline, the structural layout of the robes, the absence of underwear, and the introduction of other masters who share property rights over her body. Core Themes and Literary Analysis 1. Complete Radical Submission as Freedom