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Tracy Chevalier, celebrated for her portraits of the past, brings readers into 18th‑ and 20th‑century France with “The Virgin Blue.” The story revolves around Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin, whose lives, though separated by time, are bound by a mysterious family legacy. Through their alternating narratives, Chevalier explores themes of womanhood, marriage, and the struggle of childlessness, drawing richly on the historical realities of midwives, persecution, and the shifting social fabric of France.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
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