![]() Set in Paris in 1909, this standalone from Robertson falls short of the high standard of her Westerman and Crowther historicals (Circle of Shadows, etc.). Their secrets become hers, and soon she is caught in a scheme of betrayal and revenge that will plunge her into the darkness that waits beneath this glittering city of light. As this dark and powerful tale progresses, Maud is drawn further into the Morels' world of elegant deception. ![]() Sylvie has a secret addiction to opium and Christian has an ominous air of intrigue. Christian and Sylvie, Maud soon discovers, are not quite the darlings they pretend to be. No longer hostage to poverty and hunger, Maud can at last devote herself to her art. With a clean room, hot meals, and an umbrella to keep her dry, she is able to hold her head high as she strolls the streets of Montmartre. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold Paris winter, she stumbles upon an opportunity when Christian Morel engages her as a live-in companion to his beautiful young sister, Sylvie. ![]() ![]() ![]() While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling decadence of the Belle Epoque, Maud slips into poverty. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris, she quickly realizes, is no place for a light purse. Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academie to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. ![]()
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