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The orchid affair

Laura Grey, a veteran governess, joins the Selwick Spy School and her first assignment is 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 B...

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Main Author: Willig, Lauren.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Dutton, c2011.
Series: Pink carnation series ; 8
Subjects:
Women spies > Fiction.
Governesses > Fiction.
Spy stories > Europe.
Historical fiction > Europe.
Regency fiction.
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Summary: Laura Grey, a veteran governess, joins the Selwick Spy School and her first assignment is 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. Soon, 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?
Item Description: "A novel"--Jacket.
Physical Description: 405 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780525951995
0525951997
Author Notes: Lauren Willig majored in renaissance studies and political science at Yale University, studied English history at Harvard University, and received a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. She started writing the Pink Carnation series during law school. She practiced as a litigation associate at a large New York law firm for a year and a half before deciding to become a full-time writer.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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