THE QUEEN’S DOLLMAKER

Book ID/图书代码： 14780009B30506

English Summary/英文概要： MARIE ANTOINETTE is one of the most fascinating and enduringly popular of all historical figures.
Claudette Laurent flees Paris after a devastating fire kills both her parents and destroys their doll shop. Arriving in London, she struggles to create her own dollmaking trade and discovers that English society is wild for the fashionable dolls her father had made popular in France, as is Queen Marie Antoinette, who becomes a surprising customer and friend. When the embattled Queen invites Claudette to sail to France she is ecstatic--not only for the honor, but in hopes of finding her childhood sweetheart Jean-Philippe who may or may not have survived the fire. She does indeed locate him, but he has changed. In the growing fanatacism and violence in France, he’s become an accomplice to Robespierre and an enemy of the Queen, so when money and jewels are discovered being smuggled in Claudette’s dolls destined for the Queen, Jean-Philippe arrests Claudette and sends her to the infamous La Force prison. Although it seems Claudette will share Marie Antoinette’s fate at the guillotine, she is saved from the madness by William Townshend, an English country gentleman and longtime admirer of Claudette’s. Together, they return to London to forge a new life in which Claudette is renowned as the country’s foremost master doll artisan.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： ◆榮獲紐約時報暢銷作家好評推薦◆
◆身為藏書家的作者根據歷史改寫一段動人勵志的故事◆

【時代背景】
Marie Antoinette是法國開啟時尚的第一位女王。Marie因為政治聯姻，千里迢迢到法國與當時尚未登基的王子路易十六結縭。她不但要完成家族的政治使命，更受到宮廷裡的繁文縟節和傳宗接代的壓力，但是路易十六總卻對她冷眼相待，Marie則漸漸迷失於飲酒作樂的宮廷生活。
在許多歷史記載，Marie Antoinette被冠上不知民間疾苦，只會享受奢華的女人，但現在已有著名的歷史學家替她平反這些臭名。本書正是有關Marie這位法國歷史中最美麗皇后的故事。

【故事簡介】
一場意外的大火害死了Claudette Laurent的父母，而且一家人製作經營玩偶事業的心血也隨之付之一炬。無親無故的Claudette流落巴黎街頭，最後離開法國獨自到倫敦闖蕩。
Claudette到達倫敦後努力建立自己的玩偶事業，並發現原來父親製作的玩偶在英國相當受歡迎，而Marie王后也成為她的主顧和朋友。當王后邀請Claudette啟航返回法國時，Claudette相當雀躍，她不僅為了重建家族榮譽，Claudette懷著希望找到童年時青梅竹馬的好友Jean-Philippe，因為過去的火災兩人因此失聯。Claudette終於找到Philippe，但是他已改變，Philippe成為通緝要犯。因此當金錢和寶石在Claudette製作的玩偶中被發現，Claudette知道她被人利用了。
如同歷史記載Claudette和Marie Antoinette的命運一樣，被送往斷頭台。但是Claudette被一個英國紳士救免於難，Claudette也再度離開家鄉，兩人返回倫敦隱姓埋名。最後Claudette成為英國最著名的玩偶大師。(CL)

Awards/获奖情况：Summary: When fire destroys her home and a freak accident kills her parents, Claudette Laurent leaves Paris with a group of women to find work in England. She works for a social-climbing harridan, until she finds the courage to set up a small shop in London, making dolls for drapers.
Her talents bring her to the attention of a “patroness” who catapults her career upward, making every woman desire one of her lifelike dolls. As her business grows she nearly forgets Jean-Philippe, her childhood sweetheart and falls in love with another. When Marie Antoinette summons Claudette to France, she reconnects with Jean-Philippe, but becoming a friend of the ill-fated queen puts her in danger. Eventually Claudette lands in prison, where she must decide if love or loyalty will determine her fate.---Kathe Robin

About the Author/作者介绍： Christine Trent writes historical fiction from her two-story home library. She lives with her wonderful bookshelf-building husband, three precocious cats, a large doll collection, and over 3,000 fully cataloged books. She and her husband are active travelers and journey regularly to England to conduct book research at historic sites.
It was Christine’s interest in dolls and history that led to the idea for The Queen’s Dollmaker.
作者網站www.ChristineTrent.com

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