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- The Paris Express : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
"From Emma Donoghue, author of Room, The Wonder and Pull of the Stars comes a taut and suspenseful historical novel that reimagines an 1895 French railway disaster, an event famously documented in dramatic photographs. Set over a single day, as the morning train travels from the Normandy coast to Paris, men, women and children take their seats in the passenger cars, which are divided by wealth and status. Among the passengers is an anarchist intent on destruction, a young boy travelling alone, a pregnant woman fleeing her home village for the anonymity of the big city, a medical student who suspects a girl may have a fatal disease, and the railway men, devoted to the train, to the company and to each other. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a thrilling ride and a literary masterpiece that captures the politics, fears and chaos of the end of the nineteenth century."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Rail passengers; Railroad accidents; Railroad travel; Social classes; Voyages and travels;
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- The Paris daughter [sound recording] / by Harmel, Kristin,author,narrator.; Maby, Madeleine,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kristin Harmel, Madeleine Maby."A gripping historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the Nazi occupation"--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; World War, 1939-1945;
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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 light of Paris / by Brown, Eleanor,1973-author.;
"Madeleine is trapped--by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears--in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it looks like she has everything, but on the inside, she fears she has nothing that matters. In Madeleine's memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind of woman she should have been--elegant, reserved, perfect. But when Madeleine finds a diary detailing Margie's bold, romantic trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets the grandmother she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict, staid family and spent an exhilarating summer writing in cafes, living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist. Despite her unhappiness, when Madeleine's marriage is threatened, she panics, escaping to her hometown and staying with her critical, disapproving mother. In that unlikely place, shaken by the revelation of a long-hidden family secret and inspired by her grandmother's bravery, Madeleine creates her own Parisian summer--reconnecting to her love of painting, cultivating a vibrant circle of creative friends, and finding a kindred spirit in a down-to-earth chef who reminds her to feed both her body and her heart. Margie and Madeleine's stories intertwine to explore the joys and risks of living life on our own terms, of defying the rules that hold us back from our dreams, and of becoming the people we are meant to be"--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Married women; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Self-realization in women;
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- Mission to Paris : a novel / by Furst, Alan.;
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- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Americans; Motion picture producers and directors; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2012., Random House,
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- A bakery in Paris : a novel / by Runyan, Aimie K.,author.;
"Two women from different generations of the same family fiercely fight for their futures while running a small bakery in Montmartre, in the new novel from the author of The School for German Brides."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Bakeries; Bakers; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Loss (Psychology); Missing persons; Separation (Psychology);
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- Tales from a not-so-posh Paris adventure / by Russell, Rachel Renée.; Russell, Nikki.;
"Will Nikki Maxwell and her friends make it to Paris in this next installment of the blockbuster Dork Diaries series?"--- Subjects: Diary fiction.; Student exchange programs; Diaries; Middle schools;
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- A fashionably French murder / by Cambridge, Colleen,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: A MURDER MOST FRENCH, ISBN 9781496739629. American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the citys most famous fashion houses.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Child, Julia; Fashion shows; Murder; Poisoning;
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- An island princess starts a scandal / by Herrera, Adriana(Romance author),author.;
"For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle came at the perfect time. Soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela has given herself one last summer of freedom-- in Paris, with her two best friends. Cora Kempf Bristol, Duchess of Sundridge, is known for her ruthlessness in business. It's not money she chases, but power. When she sees the opportunity to secure her position among her rivals, she does not hesitate. How difficult could it be to convince the mercurial Miss Caceres Galvan to part with a parcel of land she's sworn never to sell? Tempted by Cora's offer, Manuela proposes a trade: her beloved land for a summer with the duchess in her corner of Paris. A taste of the wild, carefree world that will soon be out of her reach. What follows thrills and terrifies Cora, igniting desires the duchess long thought dead. As they fill their days indulging in a shared passion for the arts and their nights with dark and delicious deeds, the happiness that seemed impossible moves within reach ... though claiming it would cause the greatest scandal Paris has seen in decades."--- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Heiresses; Lesbians; Nobility; Scandals;
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- The aristocats [videorecording] / by Buttram, Pat.; Clark, Dean.; Clemmons, Larry,1906-1988.; Crothers, Scat Man.; Dubin, Gary.; English, Liz.; Evans, Monica.; Gábor, Eva,1921-1995.; Harris, Phil,1904-1995.; Hibler, Winston.; Holloway, Sterling.; Hudson, Tom.; Kulp, Nancy.; Linsey, George.; Ravenscroft, Thurl.; Reitherman, Wolfgang,1909-1985.; Scotti, Vito,1918-; Winchell, Paul.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Scatman Crothers, Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Paul Winchell, Sterling Holloway.In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high society cat, and her three kittens. When her greedy, bumbling butler attempts the ultimate catnap caper, the rough and tumble alley cat Thomas O'Malley and his band of swinging jazz cats must save the day.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen (1.75:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.- Subjects: Animated films.; Butlers; Cats; Children's films.; Feature films.; Inheritance and succession; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2012., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video,
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