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“Fortune favors the bold. One doesn't win glory by hiding behind the lines.”Following a brief prologue, the novel begins in France during the summer of 1789 and continues through its epilogue set in Stockholm in December 1860. As a girl, Desiree Clary’s life becomes entangled with that of the Buonaparte family; her sister...
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The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (**)I have no quibble about the quality of the writing here and many passages were absorbing and quite enchanting. However; I found this book quite tedious and was glad when I got to the last page-which felt like an achievement.The Price of Innocence by Vicki Hopkins (**)The...
