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The Paris Winter
Imogen Robertson
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Description for The Paris Winter
Paperback. Imogen Robertson's break-out novel - a deep, dark and opulent tale of Belle Epoque Paris, and the secrets and dangers hidden beneath its luxurious facade. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Extra material includes a deleted scene and a Q&A with Imogen Robertson
Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academy to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris eats money. While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling joys of the Belle Époque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold Paris winter, Maud takes a job as companion to young, beautiful Sylvie Morel. But Sylvie has a secret: an addiction to opium. As Maud is drawn into the Morels' world of elegant luxury, their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755390137
SKU
V9780755390137
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Imogen Robertson
Imogen Robertson grew up in Darlington, studied Russian and German at Cambridge, and now lives in London. She directed for TV, film and radio before becoming a full-time author, and also writes and reviews poetry. Imogen won the Telegraph's 'First thousand words of a novel competition' in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness, her first novel.
Reviews for The Paris Winter
A charming, fast-paced thriller
People magazine
'Matchless storytelling, gripping and moving in equal measure. Addictive'
Nicci French
'Chillingly memorable...an extraordinary thriller'
Tess Gerritsen
Engaging and atmospheric, Imogen Robertson's historical thriller transports readers back to the Belle Époque, expertly evoking the artistic and glamorous side of the French capital as well as its murky underbelly. ... Read more
People magazine
'Matchless storytelling, gripping and moving in equal measure. Addictive'
Nicci French
'Chillingly memorable...an extraordinary thriller'
Tess Gerritsen
Engaging and atmospheric, Imogen Robertson's historical thriller transports readers back to the Belle Époque, expertly evoking the artistic and glamorous side of the French capital as well as its murky underbelly. ... Read more