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"Paris, 1792. From her prison cell, Hélène recalls the events that brought her there. Despite her world of privilege, Hélène is inspired early on by the radical ideas of her progressive governess. Her determination to find true love is as revolutionary as her attempt to unravel the truth behind a chilling set of eye-shaped brooches and the concealed murder that tore her family apart. As violence erupts, Hélène is forced into hiding with her...
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"A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most thrilling narratives in the whole range of the literature of fiction. Considered apart from all the other works of Dickens, it would entitle him to a very high rank among romancers. The total effect of the novel, both in construction and content, is remarkably strong. A careful re-reading will convince one that no event is superfluous, that every scene pictured, every character introduced, every mysterious,...
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Forced to leave her beloved Paris after a fire destroys her family and their doll shop, Claudette Laurent, taking London by storm with her unique creations, becomes drawn into a web of deadly political intrigue when Marie Antoinette requests a meeting, forcing her to return home. Original.
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"This ... story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men--one French, one English, but very similar in appearance--are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests."--Page 4 of cover.
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