Young, idealistic Matelde Carmouche, a daughter of privilege, yearns to change the world. She gets more than she bargained for in this historical tale, To Bear the Hard Things, A Novel of the Paris Uprising.The enemy surrounds Paris at the height of the Franco-Prussian war. Panicked, the government takes flight in hot air balloons. A new government, the Commune, takes control and Matilde joins them. She brings home a street child, Esma, and falls for Xavier, a man her parents disapprove of. A search for a missing child, the ...
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Young, idealistic Matelde Carmouche, a daughter of privilege, yearns to change the world. She gets more than she bargained for in this historical tale, To Bear the Hard Things, A Novel of the Paris Uprising.The enemy surrounds Paris at the height of the Franco-Prussian war. Panicked, the government takes flight in hot air balloons. A new government, the Commune, takes control and Matilde joins them. She brings home a street child, Esma, and falls for Xavier, a man her parents disapprove of. A search for a missing child, the hunt for a royalist sympathizer, and federal troops pouring into the city has everyone on edge. Matilde still searches for Esma but escaping the city alive is a more difficult challenge.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 394 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
