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Victoire Charpentier’s childhood was a happy one; though poor, she had the love of her mother and father, and siblings. But the death of her younger twin siblings in a devastating fire brought the beginning of a devastating run of misfortune for the family. Finally with her father murdered and her mother killed for being a witch, Victoire was given letters of recommendation from the priest of their village of Lucie-sur-Vionne for a domestic position in Paris. Victoire wore the beautiful bone ang
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I found Spirit of Lost Angels an interesting read, but came away with mixed feelings. I liked the development of Victoire's character and some of the secondary characters were also well crafted, but at times I found the plot a little unbelievably; certain circumstances just too amazing and coincidental.
As a big fan of anything to do with the French Revolution, I found the setting of the scene in pre-Revolutionary France interesting, but I was reserved about how much the peasants bandied around ...more
As a big fan of anything to do with the French Revolution, I found the setting of the scene in pre-Revolutionary France interesting, but I was reserved about how much the peasants bandied around ...more
Nov 06, 2012
Emma
marked it as to-read
