Cosette - Hardcover

Kalpakian, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060172223 ISBN 13: 9780060172220

Publisher: Ramboro Books PLC, 1995

Synopsis

Written by an authority on Victor Hugo's classic novel, this sequel chronicles the life of Cosette, the adopted daughter of Jean Valjean, and her romance with Marius Pontmercy, while revolution continues to envelop France. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

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From the Back Cover:

Millions have shared the unforgettable story of the waif Cosette, adopted daughter of Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables'. Now the tale of Cosette continues in this exhilarating novel.

Safe from threat, Cosette and her great love, Marius Pontmercy, are at last able to marry. Together they publish a radical newspaper, 'La Lumiere', which is at the centre of the Revolution of 1848 that topples the monarchy. At first embraced by the Republic, and then betrayed by it, Cosette and Marius must once again take to the barricades to defend it, only to meet with disastrous defeat. Penniless, alone, with her family divided, Cosette must go into hiding, and live once more among rag pickers' hovels and brothels in crooked alleys.

But Cosette's' spirit is not broken: she has risen from squalor before and she will find a way to do so again. With an indomitable spirit, shaped by revolutionary music, cannon blasts, the decadence of the Second Empire and, above all, the single flame of a true and lasting love, the waif Cosette is transformed into a legend.

‘Captures the original's defiant, tragic spirit.’
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

‘'Cosette' is a tale of love and betrayal, power and oppression, passion and illusion – a sweeping historical epic.’
NEW YORK TIMES

Synopsis:

Written by an authority on Victor Hugo's classic novel, this sequel chronicle the life of Cosette, the adopted daughter of Jean Valjean, and her romance w Marius Pontmercy, while revolution continues to envelope France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ramboro Books PLC
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060172223
• ISBN 13: 9780060172220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 652