Ironhead Or, Once a Young Lady - Couverture rigide

Van Rijckeghem, Jean-Claude

 
9781646140480: Ironhead Or, Once a Young Lady

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Constance is not interested in marriage or in being a ôyoung lady.ö But for a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s, thatÆs just about all thatÆs available to her. When her parents arrange her a marriage with a man more than twice her age, sheÆs powerless to resist. Stance couldnÆt possibly find her newfound husband less appealing, but what can she do?

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À propos de l?auteur

Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem is a Belgian writer and producer. He has a master's degree in languages. He has written or co-written screenplays for fifteen feature films in Flanders and the Netherlands including Cannes Critics' Week screenplay award winner Moscow, Belgium (2008). Jean-Claude is the co-author of several critically acclaimed and widely translated Young Adult novels, including Galgenmeid and A Sword in Her Hand.

Originally from Charleston, SC, Kristen Gehrman earned her Master's in Language Science with a specialization in Literary Translation from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She now lives in The Hague, The Netherlands, where she works as a literary translator and teaches university-level courses in creative translation.

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Eighteen-year-old Constance is not interested in marriage or in being a ôyoung lady.ö But for a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s, thatÆs just about all thatÆs available to her. When her parents arrange her a marriage with a man more than twice her age, sheÆs powerless to resist. Stance couldnÆt possibly find her newfound husband less appealing, but what can she do?

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