The Duchess - Couverture souple

Steel, Danielle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509800263 ISBN 13 : 9781509800261

Editeur : Macmillan, 2017

Synopsis

The incomparable Danielle Steel breaks new ground as she takes us to nineteenth-century England, where a high-born young woman is forced out into the world―and begins a journey of survival, sensuality, and long-sought justice. Featuring an exclusive foreword by the author. Angélique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave Castle under the loving tutelage of her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her aristocratic French mother. At eighteen she is her father’s closest, most trusted child, schooled in managing their grand estate. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally turn her out, denying her very existence. Angélique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty, and an envelope of money her father pressed upon her. To survive, she will need all her resources―and one bold stroke of fortune. Unable to secure employment without references or connections, Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris, where she rescues a young woman fleeing an abusive madam―and suddenly sees a possibility: Open an elegant house of pleasure that will protect its women and serve only the best clients. With her upper-class breeding, her impeccable style, and her father’s bequest, Angélique creates Le Boudoir, soon a sensational establishment where powerful men, secret desires, and beautiful, sophisticated women come together. But living on the edge of scandal, can she ever make a life of her own―or regain her rightful place in the world. From England to Paris and New York, Danielle Steel captures an age of upheaval and the struggles of women in a male-ruled society―and paints a captivating portrait of a woman of unquenchable spirit, who in houses great or humble is every ounce a duchess.

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À propos de l?auteur

Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with a billion copies of her novels sold to date. Her international bestsellers include Joy, Resurrection and Only the Brave. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children’s books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood. Danielle divides her time between Paris and her home in northern California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509800263
• ISBN 13: 9781509800261
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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