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The French Lesson

By: Hallie Rubenhold
Narrated by: Julie Teal
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Fear your neighbour. Praise the Republic. Preach liberty. Hate monarchy. Speak in whispers. Trust no-one.

Revolutionary Paris, 1792: As the city spirals into bloodshed, Henrietta Lightfoot, a young Englishwoman, runs for refuge to the sumptuous home of Grace Dalrymple, notorious courtesan to the aristocracy. But loyalties are tested when she meets Agnes de Buffon, committed revolutionary and mistress of the most powerful man in France. Trapped in an unpredictable game between two dangerous women, Henrietta is about to learn a brutal lesson.

©2016 Hallie Rubenhold (P)2016 Random House AudioBooks Action & Adventure Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Mystery

Critic Reviews

"Compelling and operatic...reads like a modern thriller." (Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs)

"A thrilling novel of female intrigue, betrayal and revenge. Read it!" (Lucy Worsley)

"Dark and delicious." (Red Magazine)

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I had no idea of the time period until quite well in. If we think being a mistress is a modern idea take a read. This story is about trust, deceit, wealth, lovers and the French Revolution. The babarrack times and atrocities are a backdrop to this historic and ficticious story. Narrator Julie Teal did a wonderful job yet again and is a pleasure to listen to.

1790 to 1820s Louis XVI period history - lovers and losers

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