City of Lights: The Trials and Triumphs of Ilyse Charpentier
by Melika Dannese Lux
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Author: Melika Dannese LuxEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-01
ISBN: 0595687202
Number of pages: 146
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: Stunning debut novel! Riveting tale!
Summary: 5 Stars
This new author pulled me into her stunning debut novel with the very first page! I felt like I was actually wandering the streets of Paris in the late 1800s along with the characters so vividly portrayed by this fine new talent.
Melika Dannese Lux, the author, has created not only an accurate portrayal of life in those days, she's invented some of the most lovable, sympathetic protagonists imaginable ... and her villains are true villains in every sense of the word.
I found myself crying for the poor little orphans, Ilyse and her younger brother Maurice, when fate cast them out into the cruel world, penniless frightened, and alone. But Ilyse was not only strong and clever, she was beautiful and a fine entertainer. She managed to save herself and her brother from a life of poverty and soon became "La Petite Coquette ... Diva of the Paris Stage."
It would spoil the story if I revealed how she managed that, but it wasn't without great cost to her: she lost her brother for a time and was practically a prisoner of a debauched wealthy, titled man ... a man who could get away with murder--and did.
How did Ilyse manage to get out of "bondage" to the evil Count? And what happened when she fell in love with a gentle, kind, handsome Englishman and tried to escape? And did she ever win her brother back?
Those are all questions that kept me riveted to my seat--reading page after page--until I learned the answers, as I'm sure you will be.
Ms. Lux certainly has a "way with words," and her description, dialog, and pacing are excellent, attributes found only in the best books. She's definitely an author I'd like to hear from again, so I'm pleased to learn she's now working on the first of a fantasy trilogy that will soon be released. I, personally, can't wait to read it. She's very gifted.
I highly recommend this book. - Betty Dravis, 2007
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