Lola Montez & The Poisoned Nom De Plume (Whip Smart)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1938231724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
James Barry, who was actually a woman disguised as a man in order to be allowed to practice medicine in an age when this was not permitted, and the debut 'Whip Smart' series of novels is based on the real-life story of Lola Montez, a top notch, notorious bad girl of the Victorian era who was one of the most widely travelled women of her time. Kit Brennan is an award-winning playwright, who teaches writing and storytelling at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, and
Shadowy figures will stop at nothing to sabotage Lola's new endeavour (unheard of for a woman): to pen an adventure novel about a feisty female character using a nom de plume. The night that Lola performs her racy Spider Dance at the Paris Opéra, she meets quite possibly the man of her dreams: the co-owner of La Presse Newspaper and best friend of novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, whose recent novels about three musketeers and a certain Count of Monte Cristo are running concurrently in newspa
Normally when I read historical fiction part of me is restless, wondering how close it is to the truth. Lola can shoot, duel with swords, and by the end of the book is also a card sharp and high stakes gambler – the literary salons of Paris seem too small to hold her. Lola is an engaging and endearingly flawed young heroine, full of bluster and vulnerability; as a Spanish noblewoman she’s a fraud, but she’s worked so hard to make the identity her own that I found I was rooting for her all the way. But for Lola, ‘settling down’ still involves intrigue, chases on horseback, assassination attempts, literary jealousies, a duel at sunrise and some unforgettable sex. And what a relief to find a modern novel that presents sex as something enjoyable, even affectionate! After causing scandals all over Europe, our heroine arrives in Paris to conquer the capital and ends up settling into domestic bliss instead –
another delightful romp through history! littleflower Lola Montez is back, saucier than ever! Kit Brennan has given us another tale of derring-do and mayhem, spiced with plenty of lusty encounters and rib-tickling humor—and, I should warn you, genuinely tear-jerking moments as well. In the previous novel, Lola escaped from Spain with her life and a flamboyant new identity. This second novel follows her two years in Paris (1844-46) as she explodes onto the Parisian stage, falls in love, and is stalked by a mysterious killer. The reader is immersed in the vibrant society of the time, with its writ. another adventure in the second book of the Whip Smart series. The beginning of this book totally caught Lola Montez is back and in the middle of another adventure in the second book of the Whip Smart series. The beginning of this book totally caught me with the introduction of Franz Liszt and George Sand (two historical characters I am passing fond of). It was a fun romp through bedrooms and ballrooms. Scandal and intrigue happen and Lola finds herself in France. I felt that the story lagged here. Lola was vibrant as ever but it felt very much like a "same old, same old" kind of situation. She wants to be a dancer, doesn't quite cut it, falls in love. "Spunky gal" according to vvb. The story of Lola and her spunky attitude and antics continue during the Victorian times. In this instance, we are taken to France. She has brushes with historical figures such as George Sand, Alexandre Dumas, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin. I find it a delight when little interactions and trivial details of such persons are described to enlighten us on their personality.I was especially taken with one chapter which described a duel. The art of dueling, implications, and history were touched upon to peak the interest.The main charact