Banners of silk
by Rosalind Laker
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She ruled an empire of elegance. Louise Vernet. Raised in the slums of Paris. Coming of age around the splendor and corruption of the Second Empire. She ruled the world of fashion, clothing the most fabled women of title and of pleasure in a society where even sin had to have style.
She took as her lover a nobleman she could never wed -- and gave a name to their child by entering into a passionless marriage. Sweeping from the Paris of Louis Napoleon to the England of Queen Victoria... and from the depths of despair to the heights of joy and fulfillment... this is the unforgettable saga of a woman of daring and destiny -- and the dazzling world of French haute couture she helped create....
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Banners of Silk, Rosalind Laker, Pseudonym of, Barbara Øvstedal, 19th century, England, British, Classic, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Fashion, Seamstress, Cloth, Novel, Hardcover, Paperback, Fashion designers, History, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Large type booksTimes
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Banners of Silk
August 1999, Magna Large Print Books
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Banners of Silk
June 01, 1982, The New American Library of Canada
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0451115457 9780451115454
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