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In a story of courage, brilliance and perseverance, Marge Piercy recreates the role that women played in one of the most dramatic turning points in European history. Here are unforgettable characters: Claire, who escapes grinding poverty by joininga travelling theatrical troupe .... Pauline, who witnesses the torture and executions of the common people ... Manon, who grasps the new ideals springing up around her. Intermingled with the lives of Robespierre and Danton, here are the stories of acity of opposites, from the Court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at Versailles to the desperation of the poor who riot for bread.
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Set in Paris before and during the French Revolution, this novel tells the stories of characters both known and unknown. Intermingled with the lives of Robespierre and Danton, it tells of Claire who escapes poverty, Pauline who witnesses torture, and Manon who grasps the new ideals.
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Marge Piercy lives on Cape Cod, USA.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0718142160
- ISBN 13 9780718142162
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- Number of pages496
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