The Silk Weaver's Daughter (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Louise: The beautiful young heroine of the book who has her own ideas about where she wants her to life to go which are much different than her autocratic father.
• Pierre Garneau: The head of the Huguenot family who must decide whether to give up his faith or flee France in the time of extreme persecution.
• Claudine Garneau: Louise's mother
• Marc Garneau: Louise's 22 year old second cousin whom she is madly in love with
• Jaques Garneau: Marc's father and Pierre's first cousin who helps them escape France
• Paul Thibault: An English gold banker who marries pregnant Louise

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• La Rochelle
• City Of London
• France
• England
• China
• East India Company
• Canton
• Pondicherry
• Spitalfields
• Salisbury
• Newgate
• Soho Square
• Paris
• Hampstead
• Versailles

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Destiny vs. Free Will: Pierre, the family head, is a strict Huguenot who believes that all things are preordained. His family, who are also Huguenots, are not so sure.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Elizabeth Kales (Author)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

While their are sexual encounters in the book, there are no gratuitous descriptions given. This book would be fine for anyone over the age of 14, I would imagine.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical

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