I think the title "In The Shadow of Young Girls in Flower" gives a rather better description of the goings on in Volume 2 of the series better than "Within A Budding Grove". Proust, while retraining a bit of his interest in nature now turns it towards women, specifically Odette in Part I and a gaggle of young women he meets while summering as a young man in Balbec in Part II. The fluidity of personhood, the effect that expectations and external factors have on experience (including love), and the way of interpersonal relationships (among other things) are examined under Proust's microscope. There are plenty of good bits to be had here, but unfortunately are separated by quite a few long-winded, boring bits. I will keep on with the series and hope things improve.