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This is the summer that Lewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending in Paris with his beautiful mother, Alice, who is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian émigré. This is the summer that the bewitching Valentina... read more
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- Valentina Gavril: Delightful if not a bit narcissistic
- Alice: Add a description of this character.
- Sergei
- Lewis
- Hugh
- Mrs Gavrilovich
- Inspecteur Carmody
- Alexis
- Didier
- Grigory Panin
- Anton
- Babba
- Violette
- Pozzi
- Elroy
- Grisha
- Maurice
- Francois
- Isabelle
- Meaulnes
- Pierre
- Dr Bouchain
- Bertie
- Grandma Gwyneth
- Daniel
- Mademoiselle Gavril
- Madame
- Barthelemy
- Paul Berger
- Dominique
- Porphiry Petrovich
- Valentine
- Gail O'hara
- Sainte Estelle
- Catherine La Grande
- Moinel
- Monsieur Panin
- Olga
- Ingrid
- Millie
- Maman
- Yvonne De Galais
- Zoya
- Vasily
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There are days when it feels really cold in here.
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- Rose Tremain (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1997
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Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1997
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- Dewey: 823.914
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