Belle Epoque
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780385741477 (0385741472)
Publish date: May 13th 2014
Publisher: Ember
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Oh. My. GOD. I....just....LOVED THIS!!!! *squeals*Oh my God, this was just splendid. I devoured this book in a matter of hours. The writing! The characters! The setting! It was all so lovely.The writing is magical, in a way. It was so easy to just sit and read through it. I only took a few breaks to...
Inhalt: Als Maude Pichon aus der ländlichen Bretagne vor einer arrangierten Hochzeit nach Paris flüchtet, vergehen ihre romantischen Träume vom Großstadtleben genauso bald wie ihre Ersparnisse. Verzweifelt folgt sie einer ungewöhnlichen Annonce: Die Agentur Durandeau bietet als einzige in Paris ihre...
I loved it! Bell Epoque was a solid read all the way through. The setting and characters were well done. I love reading about books set in Paris. The subject matter was interesting and unsettling to say the least. To be a foil for the rich. To be plain and unattractive in the company of rich prett...
Set in Paris circa 1889, Belle Epoque is the story of Maude Pichon, a penniless Breton girl who answers a newspaper advertisement ("Young women wanted for undemanding work. Propriety guaranteed.") only to find that she is to be required to work as a repoussoir, an ugly foil who enhances the beauty o...
All right, my wordiness is decreasing as the number of books I have yet to review increases. So, bullet points! The Good: This was a fascinating glimpse into a different side of Belle Epoque life, and I think it works well as a counter-balance to the kind of glamorized image that one usually sees...
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