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To Capture What We Cannot Keep - A Novel

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Love between social classes near Eiffel Tower.

"To Capture What We Cannot Keep" is a wonderful read for those who enjoy historical fiction and passionate romances. Set in revolutionary Paris, the novel explores the societal constraints of the time, as well as the sacrifices love requires. The unique feature of this book is its vivid portrayal of the construction of the Eiffel Tower and the controversy surrounding it. Fans of elegant prose and historical accuracy will find this book a delightful page-turner.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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To Capture What We Cannot Keep - A Novel

by Beatrice Colin
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ISBN: 9781250071446
Authors: Beatrice Colin
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Date of Publication: 2016-11-29
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Historical Romance, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.52
(rated by 6042 readers)

Description

Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young Scottish widow and a French engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall in love.In February 1887, Caitriona Wallace and Émile Nouguier meet in a hot air balloon, floating high above Paris, France - a moment of pure possibility. But back on firm ground, their vastly different social strata become clear. Cait is a widow who because of her precarious financial situation is forced to chaperone two wealthy Scottish charges. Émile is expected to take on the bourgeois stability of his family's business and choose a suitable wife. As the Eiffel Tower rises, a marvel of steel and air and light, the subject of extreme controversy and a symbol of the future, Cait and Émile must decide what their love is worth. Seamlessly weaving historical detail and vivid invention, Beatrice Colin evokes the revolutionary time in which Cait and Émile live - one of corsets and secret trysts, duels and Bohemian independence, strict tradition and Impressionist experimentation. To Capture What We Cannot Keep, stylish, provocative, and shimmering, raises probing questions about a woman's place in that world, the overarching reach of class distinctions, and the sacrifices love requires of us all.
 

Love between social classes near Eiffel Tower.

"To Capture What We Cannot Keep" is a wonderful read for those who enjoy historical fiction and passionate romances. Set in revolutionary Paris, the novel explores the societal constraints of the time, as well as the sacrifices love requires. The unique feature of this book is its vivid portrayal of the construction of the Eiffel Tower and the controversy surrounding it. Fans of elegant prose and historical accuracy will find this book a delightful page-turner.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.