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THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R., by Carole DeSanti

August 13, 2012

LUSH HISTORICAL NOVEL follows the career of a 19th century French courtesan, artists’ model, and survivor.

Grade: B PLUS

THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012

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PARIS, I LOVE YOU BUT YOU’RE BRINGING ME DOWN, by Rosecrans Baldwin

June 22, 2012

AN AMERICAN WRITER’S love affair with Paris becomes more complex the longer he lives there. Delightful memoir!

Grade: B PLUS

PARIS, I LOVE YOU BUT YOU'RE BRINGING ME DOWN
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2012

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BEFORE VERSAILLES, by Karleen Koen

December 30, 2011

JUICY COURT DRAMA revolves around the loves and hatreds of the young Louis XIV. Lots of detail and intrigue!

Grade: SOLID B

BEFORE VERSAILLES: A NOVEL OF LOUIS XIV
Crown
2011

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VIOLETTE NOZIERE, by Sarah Maza

September 20, 2011

A HEADLINE-GRABBING MURDER in 1933 Paris, examined in depth, illuminates the culture and politics of the era.

Grade: B PLUS

VIOLETTE NOZIERE: A STORY OF MURDER IN 1930S PARIS
University of California Press
2011

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NO REGRETS: THE LIFE OF EDITH PIAF, by Carolyn Burke

September 16, 2011

NEWEST EDITH PIAF biography will delight fans of the French singer with the breadth and depth of its research.

Grade: SOLID B

NO REGRETS: THE LIFE OF EDITH PIAF
Knopf Doubleday
2011

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