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Marie Grosholtz, the future Madame Tussaud, is the niece of Philippe Curtius, the Swiss showman who runs a popular wax-model attraction known as the Salon de Cire. Marie lives among laborers and listens to the political debates of Marat, Camille Desmoulins, and Robespierre in her uncle's parlor. Marie is also part of the world of the nobility due to her job as a wax tutor to the King's sister. The conflict between these two worlds makes this a very compelling story because both factions (Revolut
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This is a well-written book with great forward pacing that makes for an engaging story of Marie Tussaud who works at the wax museum, Salon de Cire, in France during the Revolution. I was expecting the story to center on Marie's personal and work life with the French Revolution as the backdrop. The book instead centered on telling the story of the French Revolution through Marie and her museum. This book would therefore appeal most to those with a specific interest in the political and economic a
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Very good. Very well researched and well told. Even better than Moran's Egyptian tales
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May 10, 2016
Carroll
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May 29, 2016
Plethora
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Mar 15, 2017
Tzivi
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Nov 19, 2017
Cassi (The Paperback Princess Reviews)
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Nov 17, 2019
Viji
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