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Overview
At first the job is as lively as Latin, but Laura begins to notice Jaouen's increasingly strange behavior. As Laura edges closer to her employer, she is surprised to learn that she has much in common with him. And Jaouen finds he's hired more than he's bargained for...
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780451235558 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 01/03/2012 |
Series: | Pink Carnation Series , #8 |
Pages: | 496 |
Sales rank: | 998,391 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.52(h) x 1.05(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
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Hometown:
New York, New York and Cambridge, MassachusettsDate of Birth:
March 28, 1977Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEducation:
B.A., Yale University, 1999; M.A., Harvard University, 2001Website:
http://www.laurenwillig.comReading Group Guide
INTRODUCTION
Laura Grey, a veteran governess, joins the Selwick Spy School expecting to find elaborate disguises and thrilling exploits in service to the spy known as the Pink Carnation. She hardly expects her first assignment to be serving as governess for the children of Andre Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte's minister of police. Jaouen and his arch rival, Gaston Delaroche, are investigating a suspected Royalist plot to unseat Bonaparte, and Laura's mission is to report any suspicious findings.
At first the job is as lively as Latin textbooks and knitting, but Laura begins to notice strange behavior from Jaouen-secret meetings and odd comings and goings. As Laura edges herself closer to her employer, she makes a shocking discovery and is surprised to learn that she has far more in common with Jaouen than she originally thought…
As their plots begin to unravel, Laura and Jaouen are forced on the run with the children, and with the help of the Pink Carnation they escape to the countryside, traveling as husband and wife. But Delaroche will stop at nothing to take down his nemesis. With his men hot on their trail, can Laura and Jaouen seal the fate of Europe before it's too late?
ABOUT LAUREN WILLIG
Lauren Willig is a law student and Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University. She is the author of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Attention: Some plot spoilers in this guide.