The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R.
Author | : Carole DeSanti |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780547553092 |
ISBN-13 | : 0547553099 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R. written by Carole DeSanti and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love, war, and commerce converge in this lush, epic story of a woman who follows her love to Paris, only to find herself marooned, pregnant, and penniless. Set around France's Second Empire, where absinthe, prostitution, vast wealth, and cataclysmic social upheaval abound, this novel delicately explores the contrary requirements of a woman's survival.