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The Canadians on the Somme, September to November, 1916 : a social history and battlefield tour / by Christie, N. M.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89)
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916; World War, 1914-1918;
© 1999., CEF Books,
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The champagne letters : a novel / by MacIntosh, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Reims, France, 1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just lost her beloved husband but is determined to pursue their dream of creating the premier champagne house in France, now named for her new identity as a widow: Veuve Clicquot. With the Russians poised to invade, competitors fighting for her customers, and the Napoleonic court politics complicating matters she must set herself apart quickly and permanently if she, and her business, are to survive. In present day Chicago, broken from her divorce, Natalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the Seine, Natalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot's published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a new, empowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turn, she's forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return home, or fight for the future she's only dreamed about? What would the widow do?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Champagne (Wine); Divorced women; Letters; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Widows; Wineries; Women;
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The beasts of Paris / by Penney, Stef,author.; Hawley, Nicola Howell,illustrator.;
Paris, 1870. Three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war. Anne is a former patient from the women's asylum, La Salpêtrière, trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn't understand her. Newcomer Lawrence is desperate to develop his talent as a photographer and escape the restrictions of his puritanical Canadian upbringing. Ellis, an army surgeon, has lived through the horror of the American Civil War and will do anything to avoid another bloodbath. Each keeps company with the restless beasts of Paris's famous Menagerie, home and prison to the glamorous predators that draw visitors from all walks of life. Yet these fearsome animals are innocents alongside the looming dogs of war.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (Paris, France); Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Photographers; Surgeons; Survival; Winter;
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The Mademoiselle Alliance : a novel / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
"In this stunning work of historical fiction, the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan brings to life the true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, who led one of the largest and most effective resistance networks in France during World War II"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine, 1909-1989; Intelligence officers; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The art spy : the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland / by Young, Michelle(Michelle T.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans' final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth -- a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity's cultural inheritance? Based on troves of previously undiscovered documents, The Art Spy chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi's art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history's largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him. At every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm's way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day. At the same time, a young Free French soldier, Alexandre Rosenberg, was fighting his way to Paris with the Allied forces battling to liberate France. Alexandre's father was the exclusive art dealer for Picasso, Matisse, George Braque, and Fernand Léger. The Nazis had taken everything from their family -- their art collection, their nationality, their gallery, and their home in Paris. Vivid and atmospheric, The Art Spy moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland and Rosenberg risked everything to fight monstrous evil"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Valland, Rose.; Rosenberg, Alexandre P.; Musée du jeu de paume (France); Art treasures in war; Resistance movements, War.; Women museum curators; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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Dunkirk : the history behind the motion picture / by Levine, Joshua,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: Dunkirk (Motion picture); Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Prussian blue / by Kerr, Philip,author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gunther, Bernhard (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
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Claire's camera [videorecording] / by Huppert, Isabelle,actor.; Sangsoo, Hong,film director.; Minhee, Kim,actor.; Jinyoung, Jung,actor.; Cinema Guild,publisher.;
Isabelle Huppert, Kim Minhee, Jung Jinyoung.A first time visitor to Cannes, schoolteacher Claire befriends Manhee and together, they explore Cannes, taking photos with Claire's camera, and along the way, learn more about their photos' subjects, about life--and about themselves.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Photography; Interpersonal relations; Female friendship;
For private home use only.
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The little French bistro [sound recording] : a novel / by George, Nina,1973-author.; Oberon, Elea,narrator.; Pare, Simon,translator.; translation of:George, Nina,1973-Mondspielerin.English[sound recording].; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Emma Bering.Marianne is stuck in a loveless, unhappy marriage. After forty-one years, she has reached her limit, and one evening in Paris she decides to take action. Following a dramatic moment on the banks of the Seine, Marianne leaves her life behind and sets out for the Brittany coast. There she meets a cast of colorful and unforgettable locals who surprise her with their warm welcome, and the natural ease they all seem to have, taking pleasure in life's small moments. These new friends help Marianne rediscover parts of herself that she had long forgotten, including a special gift for empathy and healing. And when she finds love with a handsome artist, Marianne is forever changed.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Restaurants; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women;
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Lush / by Dowden-Lord, Rochelle,author.;
"For readers of Sweetbitter and The Paris Novel, an intoxicating debut novel set in the glamorous, exclusive, and unexpectedly raucous world of wine. Four wine experts receive a mysterious invitation to an exclusive weekend tasting at a famous French vineyard. Avery is a cash-strapped sommelier and wine social media influencer; Sonny, a rich American who owns a popular but unimpressive wine brand; Maëlys, a French food and drink critic; and Cosmo, a sommelier who is one of the youngest Masters in the world. It seems at first that these four have little in common except for their love of wine and their belief in its transformative power. But, as the quartet awaits the penultimate night of the trip, when they will taste the only bottle of one of the rarest wines in the world, it becomes clear that each of them grapples with a private crisis and projects their ultimate hopes and fears onto the contents of this bottle, a bottle rendered divine by age and scarcity. Unfolding over several days of indulgence in delicious food and drink, raucous debauchery, and transformative truths that will leave each character changed forever, Lush is a sensuous tour of the wine industry's extreme pleasures and pains, a captivating summer read that, like a fine vintage, will linger long after you've finished turning the pages"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Wineries;
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