The Palace of Tears
by Alev Lytle Croutier
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It is 1868. On a balmy autumn afternoon in Paris, young winemaker Casimir de Châteauneuf wanders into a small shop filled with curiosities from the Orient. There he spies a cache of fine miniature portraits. Above all others, an ivory-skinned beauty captivates him. Her eyes ... one blue, the other yellow. That night they pursue Casimir in his dreams, as one burning question consumes him: Who is she? Thus begins Alev Croutier's lush, stirring adventure of the heart -- a mesmerizing tale of show more forbidden passion, true love, and destiny. For Casimir will forsake his family, his vocation, and his country to find the object of his obsession. His journey will lead him across desert and sea, from the Royal Court in Paris to a sultan's palace in Istanbul. And there he will find the woman of his reveries, the woman with one blue eye, the other yellow. But in this city of passion, in a Palace of Tears, Casimir is about to discover what it will mean to make a dream real ... and what awaits him when his lover is set free. show lessTags
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A beautifully written novella which could only be described as historical fantasy. Exotic locations and dazzling palaces in both Paris and Turkey, but the main love story is not as memorable as the subplot between Emperor Napoleon III's wife Eugenie de Montijo and the Turkish sultan. (I've always felt sorry for her, too bad she didn't fall in love with a sultan, he might have treated her better than Napoleon did).
Beautiful descriptions. A short, but very enjoyable read.
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Born in Turkey, Alev Croutier has written and directed award-winning independent films and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work on "Tell Me a Riddle". She is the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller "Harem: The World Behind the Veil". She divides her time between San Francisco and Paris. (Bowker Author Biography) Alev show more Lytle Croutier is the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller "Harem: The World Behind the Veil" (translated into fifteen languages) & "Taking the Waters." Born in Turkey, she has written & directed award-winning independent films in Japan, Turkey, Europe, & the United States. For many years she was the executive editor of Mercury House. She now divides her time between San Francisco & Paris. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- People/Characters
- Eugenie de Montijo
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3553 .R5758 .P35 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
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