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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060822217
ISBN: 006082221X
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: November 01, 2007
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: November 06, 2007
Sales Rank: 714446
Studio: Harper
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For fans of Tracy Chevalier and Sarah Dunant comes this vibrant, alluring debut novel of a compelling, independent woman who would inspire one of the world's greatest poets and survive a nation's bloody transformation.
Set amid the terror and excitement of the French Revolution, James Tipton's evocative novel is the story of a woman who has for too long been relegated to the shadows of history: Annette Vallon, William Wordsworth's mistress and muse.
Born into a world of wealth and pleasure, Annette enjoys the privileges of aristocracy, but a burning curiosity and headstrong independence set her apart. Spoiled by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion. Yet the love she finds with a young English poet will test Annette in unexpected ways, bringing great joy and danger in a time of terror and death.
Told in sparking prose, Annette Vallon captures the courage and fearlessness of a woman whose dramatic story illuminates a turbulent and fascinating era.
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Rating:  - Beautiful Prose
Although I'm not a fan of novels written by men from a woman's POV, ANNETTE VALLON disposed of this prejudice in a few pages. Born into a wealthy bourgeois family during the last days of the Ancient Regime, Annette is an avid reader of novels, particularly the "dangerous" ones by Rousseau and Laclos. She is also an idealist, a perilous mindset in any age. When she meets the poet Wordsworth, on a free-spirited tramp through Europe, she falls--finally, fatally--in love. She bears him a daughter, but ... Read More
Rating:  - fantastic read, amazing story
Ironically I picked up this book and scandal of the season at the same time, which are both about poets and european society during about the same time. Scandal of the Season was a fair enough story about balls, and public embarassment over (what we would consider today to be) silly matters. I did enjoy it, but the theme wasn't very fresh.
I started Annette Vallon half expecting the same sort of tale with a French spin -- I was so pleasantly surprised at this amazing story. Told through ... Read More
Rating: - An educational read
I got this book as a Christmas present. I had just finished reading Pillars of the Earth and several Phillipa Gregory novels and my boyfriend thought I'd like this one too. I learned a great deal more about the French Revolution then I knew before and it was an enjoyable read. You really get a good sense of the society and culture of the time. As a Mother I also related to the pulls of motherhood and the balance of work through the story lines of rescue. There are many interesting plots and story lines ... Read More
Rating: - Simply gorgeous
This book is, quite simply, everything a reading experience should be. James Tipton has created a gem of a novel and has left me anxious for another. Work of the caliber is hard to come by and is the sort of novel that lingers with the reader, long after its last page has been read.
Set against the backdrop of the Terror in France, Tipton has created a novel that is part romance, part adventure story, and always a reflective, beautiful tale of a fascinating woman. Annette Vallon is a truly extraordinary ... Read More
Rating: - WONDERFUL!
Once I started reading Annette Vallon, I couldn't put it down. It was wonderfully written - romantic, adventurous, and heart wrenching. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a love for historical fiction such as The Lady and the Unicorn or The Birth of Venus: A Novel. A great read!
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060822217
ISBN: 006082221X
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: November 01, 2007
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: November 06, 2007
Sales Rank: 714446
Studio: Harper