Claire Teele Harper

Broschiertes Buch

Ripples in Stone

Beschreibung

Locked in a convent when tasked with saving her family's souls, a spirited young noblewoman chafes against a cruel abbess and stifling abbey. Lady Geneviève yearns to be free and dreams of reuniting with her beloved groom and the horses they'd trained together. Beyond the abbey's high stone walls, rumbles of revolt explode into a revolution hell-bent on dismantling the monarchy and its closest ally, the Church. When her worldly sister is inexplicably committed as well, Geneviève realizes there are family secrets to unlock. As Geneviève fights to uncover the truth, she gets swept into the tangled clash between royalists and revolutionaries. Will she remain a sacrificial lamb or find a way to follow her heart through these dangerous times? Ripples in Stone features a noble family whose lives are turned inside out when leaders of the right and left fight for dominion and the people of France fall on either side of the great divide. The French Revolution was far messier than the American Revolution; an ideological quagmire that gradually descended into madness. Ripples in Stone takes place at the beginning of this madness. It follows the misfortunes of an unlikely heroine who looks at life through a particularly clear lens which tries the patience of liars and fools.

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: 15. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9798218630263
• Artikelnr.: 73638960