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The house I loved

Rosnay, Tatiana de 1961- (Author). Reading, Kate. (Added Author).

Summary: Paris, France: 1860s. Whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will alter the face of Paris, molding it into a 'modern city.' The reforms will erase generations of history - but in the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet refuses to leave, taking refuge in her basement, where she passes the time by writing letters to her late husband.

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  • ISBN: 9781427223722 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • ISBN: 1427223726 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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  • Publisher: New York : Macmillan Audio, 2012.

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General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 5:56:14.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Kate Reading.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 85347 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Paris (France) -- History -- 1848-1870 -- Fiction
France -- History -- 1848-1870 -- Fiction
Urban renewal -- Fiction
City planning -- Fiction
Widows -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Female friendship -- Fiction
Cities and towns -- Growth -- Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction
Epistolary fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Audiobooks.

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Summary: Paris, France: 1860s. Whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will alter the face of Paris, molding it into a 'modern city.' The reforms will erase generations of history - but in the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet refuses to leave, taking refuge in her basement, where she passes the time by writing letters to her late husband.
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