{"product_id":"mademoiselle-victorine-paperback","title":"Mademoiselle Victorine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Finerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Victorine Laurent joins the chorus of the grand Paris Opera ballet, she expects to become the mistress of a wealthy man; this is how young women without family survive in the decadent City of Light. Yet when the artist Degas introduces her to Edouard Manet, her life changes dramatically. She agrees to pose for him, and the result is a painting that shocks Paris. Overnight, Victorine becomes the city's most sought after courtesan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she becomes the favorite of the Duke de Lyon, the power behind the shaky government of Emperor Louis-Napol on, her continued attraction to Manet becomes dangerous for them both. And when an astonishing secret from Victorine's past comes to light, her carefully constructed world may come crashing down around her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMademoiselle Victorine\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers back to nineteenth-century Paris, a time when art, love, and commerce blended seamlessly together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra Finerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle Victorine, \u003c\/i\u003eher first novel. She began her career in journalism, and later attended the prestigious Christie's Education Art History program for Connoisseurship and History of the Art Market, from which she received a New York State Board of Regents accredited graduate degree. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.92 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557980172595,"sku":"9780307352835","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2N58iqIlES9780307352835.webp?v=1761202455","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mademoiselle-victorine-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}