{"product_id":"mademoiselle-victorine-9780307352835","title":"Mademoiselle Victorine","description":"When 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Rivers Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307352835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.26w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2007 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2007 pg. 520\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Debra Finerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635564671132,"sku":"9780307352835","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dc3d92ac-3396-4526-bc15-b775c9c48a5b.jpg?v=1603839915","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mademoiselle-victorine-9780307352835","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}