Wild Lavender - Softcover

Belinda Alexandra

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0732276268 ISBN 13: 9780732276263

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004

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Presents the story of Simone Fleurier. Wrenched from her home on a Provencal lavender farm at the age of fourteen after the accidental death of her father, she is forced to become a maid in Marseille. Years later, having achieved a dream of becoming a famous singer, the toast of Paris, she watches Nazi troops occupy the city.

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531 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. A Born Storyteller, Belinda Has Created A Tale Of Passion And Couragethat Moves From The Backstreets Of Marseilles To The Grand Music Theatres Of Paris, From The Countryside Of Provence To Decadenr Pre-war Berlin And Jazz-age

Review:

"One of our great storytellers." (The Sunday Telegraph)

"Rich in detail, and the story fairly rattles along." (Choice magazine)

"Kate Hood's clear and gentle voice is ideal for narrating the journey of Simone Fleurier. Belinda Alexandra's heroine becomes the listener's personal guide through a tumultuous slice of place and history, provincial and urban France before and during WWII. Besides giving Simone the authentic tone of a maturing young woman, Hood also provides believable voices for male characters, ranging from the gruff uncle to the urbane Andr�. The descriptions of the Proven�al countryside are as compelling as the details of the European music halls, where Simone rises to fame." (AudioFile Magazine)

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