Beatrice Colin
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"Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall in love. In February 1887, Caitriona Wallace and Emile Nouguier meet in a hot air balloon, floating high above Paris a moment of pure possibility. But back on firm ground, their vastly different social strata become clear. Cait is a widow who because of her precarious financial...
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"Scotland, 1912. Antonia McCulloch and her husband, Malcolm, have drifted apart; her burgeoning art career came to nothing; and when she looks in the mirror, she sees disappointment. But at least she will always have Balmarra, her family's grand Scottish estate, and its exquisite glass house, filled with exotic plants that can take her far away. Then her estranged brother's wife, Cicely Pick, arrives unannounced, with her young daughter and enough...
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The debauched celebration of the cabaret era. The magical ascent of cinema. The deprivations of World War I and the buildup to World War II. Set against the rise and fall of Berlin and the innovations in art that accompanied it, The Glimmer Palace brilliantly weaves together the story of one orphan girl’s remarkable journey, from poverty to film stardom, with an illuminating account of an astonishing history.
As the clock chimes...
As the clock chimes...