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A carregar... The Women of Chateau Lafayettepor Stephanie Dray
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This powerful fiction tale weaves in historical events and characters to create an exciting read. The chapters move between three different times and characters, but all are intertwined. The events and writing create a strong text that is easy to read. The women characters focus on two who were real people and one who was created as the hero of the story. The history of Lafayette and the chateau help tie the characters together across the years. An excellent read! *Soft spoilers* A fascinating novel. I love how it threads together the Lafayettes of the 18th Century with ladies of World Wars I and II. Historically based, as well, around Lafayette's historical home, Chavaniac. Lafayette snd his wife lived in the family home, Beatrice Astor Chanler lead philanthropy at the castle during WWI, and Americans bought it for a refuge for Jewish children in WWII. Beatrice was my favorite and I adored her timeline! I learned a lot that I had forgotten about Lafayette as well. Almost 5 stars. Taking points off for the WWII character, Marthe, being fictional (although I believe the author honestly tried to find a historical heroine to use) and for giving Marthe serious romantic and sexual feelings for her friend Anna (this seemed inauthentic and forced-in). Overall, an enjoyable, and enlightening, read! I don't agree with the laudatory reviews of this book ("masterpiece"). Told in three different time periods, each chapter was relatively short so you were constantly jumping around. To make matters worse, many of the characters appeared in two of the storylines, first as a young person, then as much older, then back in time to a different age - I found it confusing and annoying. Half the time, I didn't even know who I was reading about. Although it should have been an interesting story, I plodded through the latter part and felt that it could have been easily cut by 150 pages. I cannot recommend. 3 women. 3 very different periods in time. 1 chateau. I loved this inside look into the lives of these strong women. Fighting against the issues of the times, changing and adapting. I liked Marthe the best if for no reason other than I enjoyed her story and time period better than that of Beatrice and Adrienne. With this 1 book, I felt like I was able to read 3 very different kinds of historical fiction - and I loved it! Kudos to Stephanie Dray! Thank you for allowing me to read this and give my honest opinion. sem crÃticas | adicionar uma crÃtica
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HTML:The USA Today Bestseller! Recommended by Oprah Magazine â?? Cosmo â?? PopSugar â?? SheReads â?? Parade â?? and more! An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are protected by men. This one by women. A founding mother... 1774. Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette becomes her husband, the Marquis de Lafayetteâ??s political partner in the fight for American independence. But when their idealism sparks revolution in France and the guillotine threatens everything she holds dear, Adrienne must renounce the complicated man she loves, or risk her life for a legacy that will inspire generations to come. A daring visionary... 1914. Glittering New York socialite Beatrice Chanler is a force of nature, daunted by nothingâ??not her humble beginnings, her crumbling marriage, or the outbreak of war. But after witnessing the devastation in France firsthand, Beatrice takes on the challenge of a lifetime: convincing America to fight for what's right. A reluctant resistor... 1940. French school-teacher and aspiring artist Marthe Simone has an orphan's self-reliance and wants nothing to do with war. But as the realities of Nazi occupation transform her life in the isolated castle where she came of age, she makes a discovery that calls into question who she is, and more importantly, who she is willing to become. Intricately woven and powerfully told, The Women of Chateau Lafayette is a sweeping novel about duty and hope, love and courage, and the strength we take from thos Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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For such a large book, it was one where I would rather have sat and read it, rather than adulting. ( )