Cassandra, Lost
by Joanna Catherine Scott
description:
“Based on a true story, an enchanting tale of an American woman who flees to France during the revolution, to be with the man she loved. In the late 1800s Cassandra Van Pradelles, a headstrong seventeen-year-old, elopes with Benedict, a lieutenant from General Rochambeaus French army and flees from her family’s plantation in Maryland to Revolutionary France. Once there they hide in his family’s ruined mansion, nurse his deathly ill mother and plan their escape from the dangerous city. A chance meeting grows into a clandestine relationship for Cassandra with the young pirate Jean Lafitte, who helps them get out of war-torn Paris. After a harsh rejection by her father, they run again, this time to New Orleans. After Benedict’s mysterious death, Cassandra embarks for her family’s home hoping for a reunion, but the meeting never takes place. Her ship is taken by the notorious Lafitte and she disappears without a trace. Cassandra, Lost is an exploration of actions and their consequences, as well as the joys and perils of following ones heart.”
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Susie
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 1:08 pm:
Oh my Arleigh this looks so good!!!! I am going to purchase this for my daughter for Christmas. She is very much into the French Revolution. She spent two years in France.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Sarah
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 1:46 pm:
This is such a good book – I read it when it came out. Thanks for posting about it, because it deserves to be more widely known!
A Bookshelf Monstrosity
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 2:25 pm:
Oh, what a lovely cover! This one’s going on my wishlist
Here’s my pick.
Tea
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 2:35 pm:
This one sounds fantastic.
Allie ~ Hist-Fic Chick
on Nov 9th, 2009
@ 4:59 pm:
Beautiful cover art! I just saw this cover painting being discussed at Marie Antoinette’s Gossip Guide. Thanks for sharing.
Lizzy
on Nov 28th, 2009
@ 9:19 pm:
Now you did it I am going to have to get my hands on this one too. I love the cover and still have an unquenchable thirst for France. I need more.