{"product_id":"9782954168104","title":"Spirit of Lost Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003eHer mother executed for witchcraft, her father dead at the hand of a noble, Victoire Charpentier vows to rise above her poor peasant roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to leave her village of Lucie-sur-Vionne for domestic work in Paris, Victoire is raped and threatened by her Marquis master, and must abandon her newborn, Rubie, on the church steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccused of a heinous crime, Victoire is imprisoned in \u003cem\u003eLa Salpêtrière\u003c\/em\u003e mental asylum, where she bonds with fellow prisoner, Jeanne de Valois - conwoman of the infamous Necklace Affair that brought down Queen Marie Antoinette. She dreams of escaping the asylum but wonders if the price of freedom – losing Jeanne – is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnmeshed in the fervour of the 1789 Bastille storming, Victoire hears the name ‘Rubie’ called. Could her foundling daughter be alive, and living in Paris?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, standalone, novel in the French trilogy: \u003cem\u003eThe Bone Angel \u003c\/em\u003eseries\u003cem\u003e, Spirit of Lost Angels \u003c\/em\u003etraces the journey of a bone angel talisman passed down through generations of women of \u003cem\u003eL’Auberge des Anges\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the tumult of revolutionary France, \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Lost Angels\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the courage of women facing tragedy, betrayal and insanity in a world where their gift can be their curse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perrat Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054856323312,"sku":"9782954168104","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782954168104_p0.jpg?v=1763710646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782954168104","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}