“The Ladies’ Happiness” is the famous novel by Émile Zola, the French writer, publicist, and political figure. The book belongs to the “Rougon-Macquart” series. After the death of their father, Denis Bodu, with his brothers—sixteen-year-old Jean and five-year-old Pepo—are left without means of survival. They come to Paris to their uncle, a fabric merchant Mr. Bodu, and Denis, having experience as a shop assistant, counts on the help promised to her. Their attention is drawn to the huge and luxurious department store “The Ladies’ Happiness.”