Claire Harper

Gebundenes Buch

Ripples in Stone

Beschreibung

One of the daughters has to be the sacrificial lamb. Their youngest is the obvious choice. As she's taken from her home in Château de Chambord, Lady Geneviève yearns to run back to her carefree life and secret love. Locked in a convent, the spirited young noblewoman chafes against the tyranny of a cruel abbess and stifling abbey. Searching for a way out, Geneviève transforms from the dutiful daughter whose greatest crime is her inability to sit still. She grows into a rebel, silently railing against the wrongs of Church and Family. The French Revolution, hell-bent on dismantling the monarchy, blasts open the doors of its closest ally, the Church. As Geneviève and the other nuns are blown into this hostile new world, her eyes are opened to the people's suffering. Her sister secretly embroils her in a scheme to restore the king's power. Will Geneviève remain her family's pawn or find a way to follow her heart through these dangerous times? A captivating blend of passion, betrayal, and historical intrigue! A beautifully told story that lingers long after the last page. -Goodreads review

Autor

Claire Harper fell in love with stories when she lived in Paris as a child. She and her sister eagerly listened while their father read aloud in his warm, deep voice. There were endless books to be discovered, transporting them into captivating new worlds. Years later, after earning degrees in Psychology and Photo Illustration, Harper worked in advertising in San Francisco. She and her husband eventually switched coasts to raise boys, bunnies, and chickens. Her mother asked her to write a family history book, and the call to bring ancestors to life was irresistible. There was one great-great-great-grandfather in particular who fascinated Harper. Louis Gargam de Moncetz's father and forefathers had worked for French kings. Having older brothers, Louis, of course, attended military school. It could have been bad timing or it could have been intentional, but he became an artillery officer in the French Revolutionary Army - during the Reign of Terror. The dilemma Louis must have faced as the son of nobility inspired Harper to write Ripples in Stone. This is a lively tale about two very different sisters, young noblewomen trying to survive the French Revolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Claire Harper Books
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9798218547806
• Artikelnr.: 73634880