![]() ![]() In 1660, the desperate quest for work draws her family to Paris, where she glimpses her dazzling counterpart as she passes by in her handsomely appointed carriage, “her golden earlocks adorned with ribbons, a single strand of pearls tied at the back of her neck… she looked like a creature from another world.” Their lives intersect several times during Claudette’s teen years. Small Press Month: Wrap-Up and Contest WinnersĬlaudette’s rise in status is tethered to that of Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente, an aristocratic girl whose beauty is as ethereal as the moon, and whose privileged life seems as unattainable.Downton Abbey readalikes meet the university library.Book review: The Orenda, by Joseph Boyden.Grist by Linda Little, a story of women's resilenc.My summer and fall historical fiction picks, part 1.Book review: No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod.Book review: The Shadow Queen, by Sandra Gulland.Brendan Malone: The Darker Side of Paternal Love.A special Downton-themed giveaway for US readers. ![]()
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