To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin Paperback Book

Description: To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin A warm and engaging novel set against the backdrop of the construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1880s Paris. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In February 1887, Caitriona Wallace and Émile Nouguier meet in a hot air balloon, floating high above Paris - 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 familys 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 womans place in that world, the overarching reach of class distinctions and the sacrifices love requires of us all. Notes A romantic and evocative read, it is set against the backdrop of the Eiffel Towers construction during the 1880s in Paris. Author Biography Beatrice Colin is a novelist based in Glasgow. The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite, a novel set in Berlin in the early twentieth century, was translated into eight languages and was a Richard and Judy pick. Beatrice has been shortlisted for a British Book Award, a Saltire Award and a Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award. She also writes radio plays and adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Review Winter in 19th-century Paris is wonderfully evoked and Beatrice Colins prose is suitably mesmerising for this rather beautiful love story. * The Times *A hugely satisfying, romantic and evocative read. * Woman & Home *Colin is a talented literary engineer. * Washington Post *To be in Paris to witness the construction of the Eiffel Tower is a magnificent occasion...This exquisitely written, shadowy historical novel will appeal to a wide variety of readers, including fans of the Belle Époque. * Library Journal (starred review) *Colin has a sure hand with the atmospheres of both cities and with the mores and dress of the period, and she manages to continually raise the stakes for her characters without ever resorting to melodrama. A novel of soaring ambitions, public and private. * Kirkus Reviews *A must-read for every fan of Paris, for every fan of the fight for love against the odds, and for every fan of great and deeply satisfying storytelling. * David Gillham, bestselling author of CITY OF WOMEN *To Capture What We Cannot Keep is reminiscent of the Paris it so beautifully, hauntingly brings to life: its romantic, moving and memorable. * Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of MIDWIVES *A compelling story of love constricted by the demands of separate social classes. Told against the splendidly absorbing background of the building of the Eiffel Tower, it emerges as fresh and different. A captivating read. * Kate Alcott, bestselling author of THE DRESSMAKER * Details ISBN1760291730 Author Beatrice Colin Pages 304 Publisher Allen & Unwin Year 2017 ISBN-10 1760291730 ISBN-13 9781760291730 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-08-03 Media Book UK Release Date 2017-08-03 Imprint Allen & Unwin Place of Publication St Leonards Country of Publication Australia AU Release Date 2017-08-03 NZ Release Date 2017-08-03 Edition Description Main DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145063886;

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