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Robertson, Imogen, 1973-
Subjects
British -- France -- Fiction.
Women artists -- Fiction.
Paid companions -- Fiction.
Opium abuse -- Fiction.
Deception -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Robertson, Imogen, 1973-
British -- France -- Fiction.
Women artists -- Fiction.
Paid companions -- Fiction.
Opium abuse -- Fiction.
Deception -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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The
Paris
winter
: a
novel
/ Imogen Robertson.
by
Robertson, Imogen, 1973-
St. Martin's Press, 2014, c2013.
Call #:
FICTION ROB
Subjects
British -- France -- Fiction.
Women artists -- Fiction.
Paid companions -- Fiction.
Opium abuse -- Fiction.
Deception -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Paris
(France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781250051837
1250051835
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
360 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academie to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but
Paris
, she quickly realizes, is no place for a light purse. While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling decadence of the Belle Epoque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold
Paris
winter
, Maud is hired by Christian Morel as companion to his beautiful, young sister, Sylvie. But Sylvie, Maud discovers, is not quite the darling she seems. She has a secret addiction to opium and an ominous air of intrigue. As Maud is drawn further into the Morels' world of elegant luxury, their secrets become hers. And before the New Year arrives, a greater deception will plunge her into the darkness that waits beneath this glittering city of light. Set against the backdrop of the Great Flood, The
Paris
Winter
is a dark and powerful tale of deceit and revenge from a masterful storyteller."--Publisher.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
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