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Les Confessions d'Henrietta LightfootSéries

Plongez dans les bas-fonds âpres de l'Angleterre du XVIIIe siècle avec cette série historique captivante. Suivez le parcours d'une jeune femme rejetée par la société, déterminée à tracer sa propre voie dans un monde rongé par le crime, l'intrigue et l'injustice sociale. C'est un récit de courage, d'émancipation et de la quête incessante de liberté à une époque où les droits des femmes étaient sévèrement restreints. L'auteure saisit avec vivacité le mélange de dures réalités et de tromperies sophistiquées de l'époque.

Mistress of My Fate
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    Mistress of My Fate

    • 506pages
    • 18 heures de lecture
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    Perfect fiction for fans of BBC TV's hit series BRIDGERTON and HARLOTS 'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' Daily Express 'A full-blooded historical' Independent _____________________ My tale is not for the faint of heart. Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, the scandalous Henrietta Lightfoot gives us her version of the truth about her criminal life in this delicious coming-of-age. Fleeing her childhood home for the big city, Henrietta is now swimming in the London underworld of rakes, rogues, sharks, pimps and courtesans - she quickly sees that true liberty is a man's privilege. What must Henrietta do to survive in a world designed for men? Gripping, twisty, shocking, MISTRESS OF MY FATE illuminates the dark lives of the women written out by the masters of eighteenth-century literature. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an irresistible picaresque story for our times 'Two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders' INDEPENDENT 'Combines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication' DAILY EXPRESS

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    The French Lesson

    • 368pages
    • 13 heures de lecture
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    "1789: Henrietta Lightfoot, a young Englishwoman, trips on her silk gown as she runs for her life along the bloodstained streets of revolutionary Paris. She finds refuge in the opulent home of Grace Dalyrmple Elliott, the city's most celebrated courtesan. But heads are rolling, neighbours fear neighbours, and masters whisper before servants. As the sound of the guillotine echoes outside, within the gilded salons of high society Henrietta becomes a pawn in a vicious game of female power. How will she survive in a world where no one can be trusted?"--Goodreads.com

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