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Friday, March 7, 2014

Book Blast And Giveaway For The Frost of Springtime by Rachel Demeter

I am so very excited to host this book blast for Rachel Demeter's novel The Frost of Springtime. Please read below for information on the book, the author, and even a giveaway!


Publication Date: February 14, 2014
Black Lyon Publishing
Formats: Paperback, Kindle eBook 
Genre: Historical Romance/Historical Fiction
 
 
 The recent release of The Frost of Springtime, by debut author Rachel L. Demeter, transports readers to the war torn streets of nineteenth century Paris. Driven by paradoxical characters, steamy encounters, and a compelling storyline, it’s a bittersweet tale of revolution, redemption, and the healing power of love. Described as “poignant,” emotionally devastating,” and “beautiful,” The Frost of Springtime is sure to please historical and romance readers alike. Available now in both eBook and paperback. Currently Amazon Prime members can read the Kindle edition for free!

To rescue her was to rescue his own soul.
 
 
On a cold Parisian night, Vicomte Aleksender de Lefèvre forges an everlasting bond with a broken girl during her darkest hour, rescuing her from a life of abuse and misery. Tormented by his own demons, he finds his first bit of solace in sheltering little Sofia Rose.
But when Aleksender is drawn away by the Franco-Prussian war, the seasons pass. And in that long year, Sofia matures into a stunning young woman—a dancer with an understanding of devotion and redemption far surpassing her age.
Alongside his closest friend, Aleksender returns home to find that “home” is gone, replaced by revolution, bloodshed, betrayal—and a love always out of reach. Scarred inside and out, he’s thrust into a world of sensuality and violence—a world in which all his hours have now grown dark, and where only Sofia might bring an end to the winter in his heart.
Inspired by the 1871 Paris Commune, The Frost of Springtime is a poignant tale of revolution, redemption, and the healing power of love.

 

Read an Excerpt



The heat of their bodies mingled as one. With each breath, Aleksender drank in the sweet essence of his beloved ward. His mind swam with unorthodox visions and desires. He inclined his head, lost to the power of her nearness, entranced by everything that was Sofia.
“Alek, my Alek …”
Each word infused Aleksender with a delicious and undeniable warmth. Intoxicated by roses and wintertime, he found it difficult to speak, difficult to think. Breathless, he swallowed and met the haunting depths of her eyes.
“Please,” she dreamily murmured, “I want you to kiss me again…”
 
 

 

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Praise for The Frost of Springtime



“I am astonished at this being Rachel L. Demeter’s debut work, for in form and style, it is very much a tour de force. A riveting story of love and courage in the aftermath of a brutal war, the author brilliantly juxtaposes the hazing splendor of French nobility and the impassioned elegance of two people in love, despite all the world’s oppositions. The title is, in a sense, a representation of change: the beginning of a new spring with La Belle Époque and the transition into a new era, for the world and our protagonists. The wistful loveliness of the setting paints a picture of a crying France, blending in with the dynamic romance perfectly. Or rather, it does not merely blend in the background as much as glitters like the brightest jewel, shining with a vibrancy that makes one want to relieve the halcyon days of grand old Paris. I was captivated by the setting, the lush writing of Rachel L. Demeter, and the subtle expressiveness of the characters, which all compelled me to research more of the historical background, of the 1871 Paris Commune, through which this story is made more infinitely dearer.” – Buried Under Romance
 
“We are in awe. The Frost of Springtime is a MUST HAVE! Despite that we loved the true facts, we fell instantly in love with the story. It was dark, emotionally devastating, and sensual. The innocence between the two main characters was beautiful and their love grew so strong throughout the story with such grace. One of us even cried while reading The Frost of Springtime. We loved the cover, we loved the writing style, and we adored the characters. We fell in love, really hard.” – Divas Book Blog
 
“This novel is intricately detailed and wonderfully written! Opening with a heartbreaking scene, I was immediately drawn to the story of Aleksender and his Sofia. Of course, as the story moved on, other enchanting characters helped to make this poignant book complete. The author has blended historical facts with fiction skillfully, and presented several narratives flawlessly. It’s beautiful! I loved it!” – Romancebookworm’s Reviews
 
“I absolutely love this book. The Frost of Springtime shows how love and tragedy go hand in hand and that love can actually be more powerful than anything. I have found that most books do not hit this point right on the nail like this one does. It’s a Historical Romance and let me just tell you this is one book I couldn’t put down.” – Magic Within The Pages
 
“WOW!! The Frost of Springtime is a powerful, epic love story unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The emotional and visual/sensory depth is astounding. I felt Aleksender and Sofia’s connection from beginning to end. Aleksender’s path to healing was at times breathtaking and heartbreaking. This is a hero who loves his woman with every last breath, every fiber of his being… and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her. AMAZING cast of secondary characters as well… a ‘villain’ who actually leaves you morally torn! Beautifully written (loved the vivid imagery and descriptions!), dark, unusual, rich with history, epic scope, and a soul deep love that only comes once in a lifetime… Brava!!!” – Sivonna, an advanced reader
 


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About the Author

 
Rachel L. Demeter lives in the beautiful hills of Anaheim, California with Teddy, her goofy lowland sheepdog, and high school sweetheart of ten years. She enjoys writing dark, edgy romances that challenge the reader’s emotions and examine the redeeming power of love. Imagining stories and characters has been Rachel’s passion for longer than she can remember. Before learning how to read or write, she would dictate stories while her mom would jot them down for her. She has a special affinity for the tortured hero and unconventional romances.

Whether sculpting the protagonist or antagonist, she always ensures that every character is given a soul. Rachel strives to intricately blend elements of romance, suspense, and horror. Some common themes her stories never stray too far from: forbidden romance, soul mates, the power of love to redeem, mend all wounds, and triumph over darkness.
Her dream is to move readers and leave an emotional impact through her words.

 

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Book Blast Schedule

 
 
Monday, March 3
Good Books and Good Coffee
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5
Saturday, March 8
 

Giveaways



To enter to win one of the following prizes please complete the Rafflecopter form below.

2 – Kindle Ebooks of THE FROST OF SPRINGTIME (open internationally)
 
1 – Signed Paperback of THE FROST OF SPRINGTIME (open to US residents only)
 
1 – $15 Amazon Gift Card (open to US residents only)

Giveaway will run from March 3-9. You must be 18 or older to enter.
Winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter on March 10 and notifiied via email.
Winner has 48 hours to claim prize or new winner is chosen.

 

 
 

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Passing Love by Jacqueline E Luckett


Nicole-Marie Handy has loved all things French since she was a child. After the death of her best friend, determined to get out of her rut, she goes to Paris, leaving behind a marriage proposal. While there, Nicole chances upon an old photo of her father-lovingly inscribed, in his hand, to a woman Nicole has never heard of. What starts as a vacation quickly becomes an investigation into his relationship to this mystery woman.

Moving back and forth in time between the sparkling Paris of today and the jazz-fueled city filled with expatriates in the 1950s, Passing Love is the story of two women dealing with lost love, secrets, and betrayal...and how the City of Light may hold all of the answers.


Nicole-Marie Handy has always longed to go to Paris, ever since she was a little girl and she found a blue French dictionary hidden in her parents bedroom.

Now she is in her late 50s, with a broken marriage behind her, has worked in the same job for years, her parents are aging and unwell, and she is involved in a relationship that is going nowhere. She had planned to travel to Paris with her friend, but when she dies from cancer, Nicole is determined to honour the deathbed promise that she made. " Be wild. Dance in the streets, take French lessons. Walk the wrong way home. Don't play it safe."

What she never expected was that this trip to Paris would end up leading to a search for her past. At first Nicole just enjoyed wandering the streets of the city that she has always loved from afar, but gradually she begins to connect with the people around her. One of those people is an antiques dealer and one day while she is in his shop a consignment comes in, and Nicole helps going through the boxes. Amongst the contents are a lot of jazz records and a book that contains a picture of someone very familiar - her father. How did a photo of her father end up hidden in a box in Paris? A phone call home leads to more questions than answers and the search is on for the truth. With the help of some new found friends, Nicole searches the past with surprising revelations that both change just about everything she knows about her family, but also reinforces the relationships that she had with them.

Interspersed within Nicole's chapters, we are taken back to the years immediately after World War II and we meet Ruby Mae Garrett, an impetuous 16 year old who also yearns for Paris. She meets a musician who she runs away with and finds herself working in lots of bars and music halls working towards their dream - Paris! Arnett is a saxophonist and he believes that if he can make it to Paris he can make it big, and all their problems will resolved. Most of all though, the dream is to live in a place where the colour of your skin doesn't matter, where there are no Jim Crow laws that mean you can never look a white person in the face, that you can only go to certain stores and restaurants, and can only ever enter through the doors marked 'Coloured'. The post war Paris might be difficult for other nationalities but for African Americans who come to stay after the war, it is a kind of nirvana.

Another reason for Arnett and Ruby Mae to make it work in Paris - the city is alive to the sound of jazz! Whilst I have read a lot of other books set in Paris, usually the focus is the experience of just being there or the food. This time it is the experience, but it is also the history of black jazz musicians who flocked to the city, and that history was quite fascinating!

Whilst the two story lines were interesting, as a whole book this didn't totally work for me. I liked Nicole and I really appreciated the fact that she was a mature woman who had made mistakes, who had lived, and who was ready to follow her dreams. Ruby Mae was harder for me to like. She definitely went after her dreams, but it was a single minded determination, at the expense of many people around her. There were quite a few times when I found myself thinking that the plot was travelling a familiar path and I knew where the story was going, but then there were other times when I was genuinely surprised at the turns in the plot.

I really liked that at the beginning of each of the contemporary chapters the author included a few French phrases that then connected with the events that occurred in the story. It is clear that the author loves Paris as a place. That loves shines through the descriptions of the places that she takes the reader, some of which are the familiar places to tourists and others a little more off the beaten track.

Regardless of the limitations, this book fed my own hunger to be in Paris, so that's good, right? Kind of.

Rating 3.5/5

Adapted from a review posted at The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader. Thanks to the author and TLC book tours for the copy of the book that I received in exchange for an honest review.


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette Trilogy, Book 1) by Juliet Grey

Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette Trilogy, Book 1) by Juliet Grey

Completion Date: August 30, 2011
Reason for reading: Received review copy from Ballantine Books via NetGalley.
This enthralling confection of a novel, the first in a new trilogy, follows the transformation of a coddled Austrian archduchess into the reckless, powerful, beautiful queen Marie Antoinette.

Why must it be me? I wondered. When I am so clearly inadequate to my destiny?

Raised alongside her numerous brothers and sisters by the formidable empress of Austria, ten-year-old Maria Antonia knew that her idyllic existence would one day be sacrificed to her mother’s political ambitions. What she never anticipated was that the day in question would come so soon.

Before she can journey from sunlit picnics with her sisters in Vienna to the glitter, glamour, and gossip of Versailles, Antonia must change everything about herself in order to be accepted as dauphine of France and the wife of the awkward teenage boy who will one day be Louis XVI. Yet nothing can prepare her for the ingenuity and influence it will take to become queen.

Filled with smart history, treacherous rivalries, lavish clothes, and sparkling jewels, Becoming Marie Antoinette will utterly captivate fiction and history lovers alike.
There was some popularity with Marie Antoinette books a couple years ago, but despite glancing in their direction I never really read any of them. This book had been making the blog rounds lately, though, and I was curious. It is the first book in a trilogy, so even though there will be a lot of info provided by the end, it is broken up into 3 books. I thought this was a lot more practical than the chunskters I have seen on the book store shelves about her.

It is obvious that the author did a lot of research for this book. She explains at the end of the book what was true and what was a bit of tweaking on her part. It makes for a very interesting look at one of France's tragic queens. Many people know the basic story of what happened to Marie Antoinette, but this book goes back and starts when she is just a little girl and then carries on to when she marries her prince and becomes the first lady of France. Her mother tried to prepare her the best that she could, but she was very young and naive. It was an over-whelming experience for her and sometimes she did not handle things very well. It is a lot of responsibility for one so young.

It was rather interesting to watch her transformation. In order to become the dauphine of France, they have a lot of criteria for her. She needs more education, for starters. This is something that never really works for her. When she goes to France she essentially has to leave everything of Austria behind, so she also has to work on her accent. Then, there is her appearance. By rights, Marie was a very pretty little girl, but she did not meet the standards of the French monarchy. She has to drastically change her hair styles, she has a man in who painfully straightens her teeth, and she really needs to develop more. She is very slow compared to her sisters and still has a way to go when she is deemed acceptable by France. Nothing will be easy for her. She is still so young, so it has always amazed me what these young monarchs must both endure and accomplish.

This book was really quite good and I am looking forward to the next book. I want to see what Marie Antoinette accomplishes next. With history, even though you know what is going to happen, a small part of you is hoping for a different outcome. I know it is silly, but I know what lays in store for Marie and her family. I still look forward to reading on. Juliet Grey has brought France alive in this book and I look forward to living in it again next year.

I recommend this book to both historical fiction fans, readers who love Paris, or simply reads that like a compelling story.

This book counts for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge.

Cross-posted at The Written World.
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Monday, September 5, 2011

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Completion Date: June 23, 2011
Reason for Reading: The Great Reading Swap of 2011 - Marg's List
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.

PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape.

Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.

Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light, artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.
The Great Reading Swap is such a fun idea. It is too bad that I can't seem to get anything read of my lists! Even if I never finish the challenge, it would still be nice to read a few more of the books. I actually told Marg to include this because I wanted to buy it and I figured if I had to read it, that justified the purchase. I have read A Northern Light by Donnelly, but still haven't read her adult trilogy. I have had the first book on my TBR pile for years and it is also on my list from Marg. Right, so moving on to this book now.

I loved this book! Andi, a girl from the present time, stumbles across a diary hidden for generations unexpectedly. When she reads it she is connected with the life of Alexandrine Paradis and the struggles that she went through to save the life of a young prince. She was a very brave young woman. The little boy was the son of Marie Antoinette, and he loved fireworks. Alexandrine made sure that the entire time he was imprisoned, he saw them. She went to a lot of risk for a boy she only looked after for gain and not for any affection. She records everything in the diary that Andi finds and hopes that someone will find it and make a difference in the world when she is no longer able to.

Andi is having some troubles of her own. She is in Paris with her father. Her mother has admitted into a hospital because she is having a hard time dealing with the loss of her son. Then, her husband left and remarried. Andi has been looking after her mother and feeling guilty about the loss of her brother. She is on a path of self-destruction that her father thinks a change of scenery will cure. Her passion is music and she is expected to be working on her schools major paper that has a music connection. When she wants to go home and take care of her mother instead, her father says she can only if she finishes the outline. What happens is that her paper and Alexandrine's world connect in ways that Andi can never even possibly imagine.

One night Andi finds herself in the Catacombs with some friends. When the police arrive to break it up she becomes separated from the group and finds herself transported back in time to a very different Paris. Suddenly it is her that has to finish Alexandrine's work and take on all the dangers associated with that. Donnelly writes a wonderful blend of the history and the present. The characters come alive, the story in engaging, and who can complain about a book set in Paris. When Andi travels back in time it is done very believably and finishes the novel on an exciting note. In the beginning Andi was just reading about this girls adventures, but now she is living them. It made for great reading all around.

I am so happy that I read this book. I strongly recommend it and look forward to more from Donnelly in the future.

This book counts for the Great Reading Swap of 2011.

Cross-posted at The Written World.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Paris of For The King

While reading For the King, it's almost impossible not being thirsty for more information about one of the main characters of this story: Paris. Like Catherine Delors, I am also completely and utterly in love for this city. I wanted to share, in a very (very!) modest way, a little bit of my passion for Paris. My initial project was to follow some of the excerpts of the book and take photos of the locations myself. With the extreme heat and the lack of time, I finally decided to use other tools and only select a handful of places. There's a bit of everything, history, my favorite spots and just some curiosities. Most of the old images I found are from the 19th century, but they can give us a little idea of what some places used to be compared with the recent photographs.

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Night had long fallen on Rue Nicaise. People were beginning to call it Rue Saint-Nicaise again, for the saints were reappearing in everyday language. (page 1)


Rue Nicaise (in red), located in the 1st arrondissement, disappeared in 1853 during the extension of the Rue de Rivoli. The only reason I knew this street was because of the plot against Napoleon. The street was not very far from the Palais Royal. Today you can also visit nearby one of the most known and important museums in the world, the Louvre.

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A few hundred yards away, the lights at the windows of the Palace of the Tuileries glowed dim through the fog. (page 1)
Fête by Night at the Tuileries on June 10, 1867 during the Second Empire by Pierre Tetar van Elven.

The Tuileries seen from the Louvre (before 1871)

The Palace of the Tuileries was built under Catherine de Medici orders after the death of Henri II, but she finally never lived there and neither did the following French sovereigns who left the building unfinished. It will be Louis XIV who will take matters into his hands and give the Palace it's imposing figure. It will be the refuge of Maria Antoinette and her children after leaving Versailles. The Tuileries will be the favourite residence of Kings and Emperors until a fire in 1871, during the Paris Commune, destroyed everything leaving the walls and barely anything else. It was finally demolished a few years later... Curiously, there's a national committee who wants to rebuilt the Tuileries which fired up many controversial discussions these past years.

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The newspapers had announced that the First Consul was simply to attend the première of The Creation of the World, by Haydn, at the Opera. (page 2)

Théâtre national de l'Opera Comique ou Salle Favart in 1840 and today (below)

Le theâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique also known as “Salle Favart” is an opera house in the 2nd arrondissement, and one of the most important ones in the beginning of the 19th century. I don't know much about it, my fascination over the Opera Garnier ceillings painted by Chagal always makes me forget that other opera houses even exist in Paris. But after reading For the King, I'm very curious about it and I'll certainly visit.

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He pushed to the Pont-Royal, the "Liberty Bridge", as the scoundrels now had the impudence to call it. (page 3)

Pont-Royal and the Louvre (left) in 1850 and today (below).

Photo by dalbera under the Creative Commons license.

The Pont-Royal is the 3rd oldest bridge in Paris, after the Pont-Neuf and Pont-Marie. During history the Pont-Royal's name was changed several times: Pont National or even The Pont des Tuileries before regaining its original name. Something I didn't know, there's 37 bridges over la Seine!

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He had left the Police Prefecture earlier than usual to reach the tavern of the Mighty Barrel, located on Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs, in time for dinner. (page 6)
Photo by Carles Tomás Martí under the Creative Commons license.


Photo by twiga269 under the Creative Commons license.

A building at the corner of the Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs.

The Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs is located in the 1st arrondissement near the Palais Royal, the Louvre and also the Rue du Rivoli, one of the most important commercial streets in town.


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L'Hôtel-Dieu was next door, to the side of the cathedral. It had officially been called L'Hospice de la République since the Revolution, but Parisians had never stopped using its old name. (page 19)

19th century print with the old Hotel-Dieu at the right and above you can see how it looks today.


The oldest hospital of Paris, l'Hôtel-Dieu was a place for the poor and destitute. After a fire in 1772 many modifications were made, but the buildings were still too small. Finally during the Second Empire, the Baron Haussmann (also known as the man who modernised Paris) demolished the old hospital and built a new one.
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After a half hour Limoëlan had crossed the river over the Pont-Royal and reached Rue Cassette, a genteel street, quite deserted at this time of the night.(...) He pulled a key and let himself into a vast house.(page 33)

Photo by Clio20 under the Creative Commons license.

Photo by Mu under the Creative Commons license.

At the end of the street (first photo), one of most interesting houses of Rue Cassette (6th arrondissement) seen from the Rue Honoré-Chevalier. The street is very near from the Jardins du Luxembourg, one of the most beautiful places in Paris (above).



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Roch let himself into a genteel building on Rue de Jouy, on the Right Bank of the Seine. (page 37)

One of the beautiful doors of Rue de Jouy, located in the Marais. Just one street away you can also see one of my favorite places in the neighborhood, the Hotel de Sens (above), today the Forney Library. The 15th century building was owned by the archbishops of Sens and even Marguerite de Valois, la Reine Margot, lived there for about a year. You can see more photos here.


Photo by Pline under the GNU and the Creative Commons license.


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Roch returned to the Isle of the Cité and turned right towards the Quai des Orfèvres, the Goldsmiths Embankment. There, on Rue de Jerusalem, behind the main courthouse, the Police Prefecture was housed in a decrepit warren of turrets and unsteady walls, reeking of dry rot, dust, mildew and old paper. (page 39)

Photo by Peter Reed under the Creative Commons license.

Quai des Orfèvres, Palais de justice, and Notre-Dame (4th arrondissement).


Photo by Thbz under the Creative Commons license.

The main entry of the Prefecture de Police.

 You actually have Notre-Dame, the Hôtel Dieu and the Police Prefecture all nearby in the Île de la Cité.
Since the beginning of the Spring until the end of Summer all the island is very crowded. A few minutes away from Notre-Dame you can also visit (even if only a very small part is open to the public), the Conciergerie (above), one of my favourite buildings in Paris and the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century. Used later as a prison, their rooms held famous prisoners like Marie-Antoinette, Charlotte Corday, Robespierre, La Comtesse du Barry, among many others.



Photo by leniners under the Creative Commons license.
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Blanche still smiling, held out her hand to Roch.
“I am delighted to make your acquaintance, Sir. Will you do me the honour of calling on me tomorrow night? It will only be a simple musical gathering. I live on Rue de Babylone.” (page 62)

Posted by Marc in the Forum CPA.

Photo by tomoa i under the Creative Commons license.

The first image is actually a postcard probably from the beginning of the century. We cannot see much in the second photo, but, to me, the Rue de Babylone is mostly known because of two things: Le Bon Marché, one of my favorite stores in Paris and La Pagode, one of the most exceptional cinemas in this town with its beautiful garden and Japanese room.

Photo by Paul Trafford under the Creative Commons license.

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Roch decided to go question the witness and inspect the premises himself . Rue de Paradis, Paradis Street, unpaved and flanked by dingy houses, did not quite live up to its name. (page 84)



Photo by Milliped under the Creative Commons and GNU license.


The Rue de Paradis is located in the 10th arrondissement. At the end of the 19th century the Choisy-le-Roi faience industry of the Boulenger family moved to this street. We can still see some signs of these activities, like the facade of the building above.



Photo by shufgy under the Creative Commons license.


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For the King has many details about Paris and some lead us to very surprising discoveries. Again, I only picked up a few locations/buildings but there's many things to explore. This is only a small visit but I do hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

See also:

- Guest post from Catherine Delors - Pugs, Jane Austen, political conspiracy and mass murder

- For the King by Catherine Delors - A Conversation  
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