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1664: Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette's efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpêtr...

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Main Author: McLain, Paula (Author, Narrator)
Other Authors: Davalos, Alexa (Narrator), Huisman, Michiel, 1981- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Simon & Schuster, [2026]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Dyers > Fiction.
Artisans > Fiction.
Liberty > Fiction.
False imprisonment > Fiction.
Escapes > Fiction.
Medical students > France > Paris > Fiction.
Refugees > Poland > Fiction.
Underground areas > France > Paris > Fiction.
Catacombs > France > Paris > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
Paris (France) > History > 1940-1944 > Fiction.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:1664: Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette's efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpêtrière asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies, and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined. 1939: Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival, even as his work as a doctor is jeopardized.
Item Description:Title from web page.
Physical Description:11 audio discs (14 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:14:00:00
ISBN:9781797193748
1797193740
9781797193731
1797193732
Author Notes:Paula McLain was born in Fresno, California in 1965. After being abandoned by both parents, she and her two sisters became wards of the California Court System and moved in and out of foster homes for the next 14 years. She received a MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan in 1996. She is the author of two collections of poetry entitled Less of Her and Stumble, Gorgeous and a memoir entitled Like Family: Growing up in Other People's Houses. She has also written several novels including A Ticket to Ride, The Paris Wife, and Circling the Sun. She has published individual poems and essays in numerous journals including the Gettysburg Review, Antioch Review, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.

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