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  • Location: Paris

The Mad Women’s Ball

1885:  All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot who works at the Salpêtrière asylum.

  • Location: Paris, Lisbon

City of Spies

1943: A SOE agent escapes to Lisbon away from the Gestapo

  • Location: Paris, London

The Long Way Home

1950s, 2000s:  A secret lies between Paris and London between the years…

  • Location: Paris

Sylvia’s Bookshop

1957 onwards: Sylvia’s Bookshop tells the story of the legendary Shakespeare and Company, its owner Sylvia Beach

  • Location: Paris

Louis Braille (Life Stories)

1809 –1852: The story of the man, Louis Braille

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The Tumbling Girl

1876: So much sass and sexiness in one book!

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