Finding Emilie
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Author
Corona, Laurel, 1949-
Published
New York : Gallery Books, 2011.
Edition
1st Gallery Books trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 427 pages ; 21 cm.
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Atascadero Library - Adult Fiction
FIC PBK
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LC Subjects
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, -- marquise, -- 1706-1749 -- Fiction.
Enlightenment -- France -- Fiction.
France -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Upper class -- France -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Historical fiction.

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Published
New York : Gallery Books, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Gallery Books trade pbk. ed.
Language
English

Notes

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Includes a reading group guide and a conversation with the author.
Description
Sharing a sisterly relationship with the court-minded daughter of her guardian, Lili of pre-Revolution France attends a convent school where independent thinking is punished and where she struggles with private ambitions to be more than a pious and dutiful wife.

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