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The orchid affair Pink Carnation Series, Book 8

Romance, Intrigue. Adventure, and . . . textbooks? Laura Grey has had enough of governessing. After sixteen grim years spent schooling the children of England's elite aristocracy, Laura sheds her domestic shackles and heads to the Selwick spy school, expecting an exciting new world of elaborate disg...

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Main Author: Willig, Lauren
Other Authors: Reading, Kate
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: New York : Books on Tape, 2011.
Edition:Unabridged.
Series:Pink Carnation.
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Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
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Summary:Romance, Intrigue. Adventure, and . . . textbooks? Laura Grey has had enough of governessing. After sixteen grim years spent schooling the children of England's elite aristocracy, Laura sheds her domestic shackles and heads to the Selwick spy school, expecting an exciting new world of elaborate disguises and thrilling exploits. With the code name "the Silver Orchid," Laura sets off for France in service of the master spy known as the Pink Carnation. There's just one hitch. The Pink Carnation wants her to infiltrate the household of André Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte's minister of police--as a governess. André Jaouen has enough on his plate with rumors of a Royalist rising sweeping Paris. The arrival of his children, formerly tucked away in safety in Nantes, causes a whole new level of complication, especially with his sinister colleague, Gaston Delaroche, who is determined to one-up him in whatever way he can. Hiring a governess is...
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 sound file)
Playing Time:15:38:41
Format:Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 224823 KB) or OverDrive Media Console (file size: 440112 KB).
ISBN:9780307878236
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.

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