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The historical book "Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of Bellaise" by Charlotte Yonge transports readers to 16th-century France. The heroine and narrator Margaret De Ribaumont's memoirs provide a vivid picture of life during the turbulent period of religious conflict and political intrigue in the book. Readers follow Margaret's trip as she leaves behind her beautiful upbringing in the French countryside and arrives to the lavish and perilous court of King Henry III as the narrative progresses. She navigates love, grief, and the nuances of her own conflicted…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The historical book "Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of Bellaise" by Charlotte Yonge transports readers to 16th-century France. The heroine and narrator Margaret De Ribaumont's memoirs provide a vivid picture of life during the turbulent period of religious conflict and political intrigue in the book. Readers follow Margaret's trip as she leaves behind her beautiful upbringing in the French countryside and arrives to the lavish and perilous court of King Henry III as the narrative progresses. She navigates love, grief, and the nuances of her own conflicted allegiance between the Catholic and Huguenot groups as she goes. Readers see significant historical occurrences like the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre via Margaret's eyes and meet lovable people who influence her future. Readers are transported to a bygone period when beauty and violence coexist because to Charlotte Yonge's diligent research and powerful writing. The work examines themes of religion, love, responsibility, and the human spirit's resiliency in the face of difficulty. The emotional and introspective narrative voice of Margaret offers a close-up view of the significant historical events taking place all around her. "Stray Pearls" offers readers an engrossing look into the complicated and interesting world of 16th-century France via a gripping blending of romance, history, and coming-of-age narrative.
Autorenporträt
Charlotte Mary Yonge was an English author who lived from 1823 to 1901 and wrote for the church. The many books she wrote helped the Oxford Movement grow, and they showed how much she cared about public health and cleanliness. Kate Mary Yonge was born on August 11, 1823, in Otterbourne, Hampshire, England. Her parents were William Yonge and Fanny Yonge, née Bargus. She went to school with her father at home and learned Latin, Greek, French, Euclid, and math. Her father could be very strict with her. He expected a level of hard work and correctness that I had never seen before. It was so loud that no one could stand to hear it, and it often made me cry, but his approval was so sweet that it was a great motivator. Even though people often say nice things about how dirty I am, I think it would have broken our hearts to stop working together. We kept going until I was a few years past twenty. Yonge loved her father deeply and for a long time. Her relationship with him seems to have set the bar for all other relationships, even marriage. For him, "approbation was throughout life my bliss; his anger my misery for the time."