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In the grand master of the famous novel comes a stunning, epic face of the Town of Sunshine Internationally best-selling writer Edward Rutherfurd has captivated an incredible number of readers together with his significant, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the truly amazing travails and accomplishments throughout background. Within this spectacular tale of love, war, interest, and art, Rutherfurd has fixed his sights on the absolute most wonderful city in the planet: Paris. Shifting back and forth over time across generations, the tale unfolds through personal and vibrant stories of self-finding, split loyalties, enthusiasm, and long-held secrets of figures both imaginary and true, ready contrary to the background of the wonderful city—from the building of Notre-Dame for the dangerous machinations of Cardinal Richlieu; from the glittering court of Versailles for the assault of the French Revolution and the Paris Commune; from the hedonism of the Belle Époque, the zenith of the impressionists, for the misfortune of the Very First World-War; from the 1920s once the authors of the Lost Generation might be discovered consuming at Les Deux Magots towards the Nazi occupation, the brave attempts of the French Resistance, and the 1968 student revolt. Together with his unparalleled mixture of impressive analysis and narrative verve, Rutherfurd weaves an exceptional narrative tapestry that catches all of the beauty of London.