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Set during the French Revolution, the novel follows Marie‑Laure Vernet, a scullery maid who has a passion for reading. Her illicit affair with Viscount Joseph d'Auvers‑Raimond—a smuggler of forbidden books—draws them into a world of murder and betrayal. The story explores the contrast between domestic labor and the clandestine book trade against the backdrop of revolutionary upheaval.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Pam Rosenthal
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