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Penguin USA. 05/01/1984. This collection of Colette's short sketches and stories, written originally for magazines and newspapers, mainly portrays mysterious young women living by themselves on the edges of fashionable Parisian society--a world Colette knew well and brought to vivid life in nearly everything she wrote. Originally published at $4.95 You save 81% off the cover price!

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Pocket Books. 04/01/2003. 384 pgs. Vermillion Lee Durant, the daughter of a family of courtesans, has been groomed to enter into the "family business." One of the most beautiful women in London, Vermillion is also hiding a dark secret. When British soldier Caleb Tanner is ordered to discover who is betraying the Crown's secrets to Napoleon, he is sure that Vermillion and her family are involved in the plot. Disguising his identity, Caleb infiltrates the Durant family, but as he gets to know the irresistible Vermillion, he worries that he might be falling in love with the very person he is meant to ensnare in his trap. Originally published at $6.99 You save 74% off the cover price!

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Harpercollins. 12/01/2004. Reprint. 248 pgs. Ella Lynch is a gorgeous Irishwoman living in Paris when the Paraguayan prince regent, Franco, takes one look at her, falls instantly in love, takes her home, and sets her up in luxury as his mistress. Lily Tuck tells Ella's rich and colorful story by weaving together the tales of many others who come into her orbit, as Franco succeeds to power and eventually leads the country into a disastrous war. THE NEWS FROM PARAGUAY won the National Book Award in fiction in 2004. Originally published at $13.95 You save 86% off the cover price!

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Random House Inc. 02/14/2006. 400 pgs. The rich tapestry of Renaissance-era Venice serves as the backdrop for this historical novel by the author of THE BIRTH OF VENUS. After the rapacious army of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V invades Rome in 1527, the courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini loses most of her wealth and beauty. But she and her business partner (and the book's narrator), the dwarf BucinoTeodoldo, manage to make their way to Venice, where the skills of a mysterious healer and the duo's resilience restore Fiammetta's looks and her preeminent position in society. Originally published at $23.95 You save 96% off the cover price!

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