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To create something that will last is Claire Laurent's most fervent desire as an artist. It's also her greatest weakness. When her fraud of a father deals her an unexpected hand, Claire is forced to flee from New Orleans to Nashville, only a year after the War Between the States has ended. ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Miss Claire Elise Laurent: Main character
- Mr. Willister Sutton Monroe: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Adelicia Franklin Acklen
- Eugenia Monroe
- Miss Cara Netta
- Mrs. Abigail Routh
- Maman
- Bartholomew Holbrook
- Dr. William Cheatham
- Miss Octavia Walton LeVert
- Madame Levert
- Antoine Depaul
- Cordina
- Chrissinda Bunting
- Mrs. Daniel Worthington
- Andrew Stanton
- Pauline
- Zeke
- Papa
- Mr. Samuel Broderick
- Mrs. Perry
- Armstead
- Claude
- Richard Cheatham
- Joseph Jr.
- Dr. James Denard
- Mrs. Hayes
- Mr. Brownley
- Willister
- Mark Brown
- Truxton
- Emma Franklin
- Ruth Gleaning
- Narcisse Brissaud
- Jacobs
- Mr. Alexander Walker
- Isaac Franklin
- Victoria
- Uncle Antoine
- Gustave Laurent
- Miss Heloise Cenas
- Maria
- Abella Laurent
- Mark Holbrook
- Wilmington
- William Rinehart
- Mattie Cheatham
- Mrs. Broderick
- Lucius Polk
- Mildred Holbrook
- Miss Sally Forthright
- Sebastian Perrault
- Dr. Stephen Monroe
- Francis Routh
- Mr. William Acklen
- Reverend Bunting
- Mr. Eli
- Eva Snowden
- Susanna
- Aunt Lorena
- Mr. Franklin
- Henry LeVert
- François-Narcisse Brissaud
Setting & Locations edit
- Belmont
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- Europe
- Louisiana
- Paris
- Versailles
- Tennessee
- New York
- France
- Wilmington
- Rome
- Angola
- America
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 1 in Belmont Mansion. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tamera Alexander (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 11.1.2011
ISBN: 978-0764206221
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 11.1.2011
ISBN: 978-0764206221
Page Count: 432
Awards edit
- Christy Award (2012: Historical Romance, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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