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Daughters of the Storm

A NATION DIVIDED BY POWER AND PASSION

Paris, 1789 - the time is ripe for resolution. In the glittering court of Louis XVI, the extravagance of the rich grows more outrageous every day. While in the streets, the restless crowds gather like dark clouds, whipped by rumor and rhetoric, as the storm of change breaks over the Bastille...

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SOPHIE LUTRELL...She left England with romantic dreams of glittering balls and handsome suitors only to discover the perils of a nation bitterly divided and an affair that will change her from a girl into a woman.

HELOISE DE GUINOT...Sophie's French cousin, she was the daughter of power and privilege until the revolution stripped her of everything and made her the target of the vengeful mob both for who she is-and who she loves.

MARIE-VICTOIRE BONNARD...Heloise's loyal maid and trusted confidant, she was bound to serve but burned for freedom, even as her involvement with a young radical threatened to consume her in flames.

Sohpie, Heloise, and Marie-Victoire - they were the daughters of the storm - and this is their story: a sweeping, breathtaking saga of three remarkable women whose lives would be forever entwined by the turbulent forces of history and their own passionate struggle for love, liberty, and life.

DAUGHTERS OF THE STORM

The magnificent debut novel by Elizabeth Buchan, who captures for all time the fiery spirit, the bold passions, and the shattered dreams of an unforgettable era.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 403 pages

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