French Passion

By Diane Du Pont

Book Overview

Some light spine and edge wear. Front cover has a small tear on bottom edge. Some age browning. Great copy for the year. Ships quickly and packaged carefully! This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449138887
• ISBN13: 9780449138885
• Release Date: September 1977
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Memories of a passionate romance during the French Revolution

This story brings back the memories of the French Revolution but at the same time a romance has been developed between a lady and another mysterious man, but the only problem is that she is involved with an aristocrat even though she doesn't love him but she loves his power and money! This story creates an extraordinary mood that you can actually feel that you are being part of a story! She will do anything to see this man that she loves! But how? If you want to know all the things that she had to do to see this man and how to manage her relationship with a poweful aristocrat then you will have to read the novel!

Passion during the Revolution

I first read this novel when I was 15 years old (over 20 years ago), but then I lent it to so many people that it got lost and have been searching for a copy ever since. This book had the misfortune of sporting a cover that grossly misrepresented the contents. By the cover illustration it appears to be a classic bodice-ripper romance with little substance. In actuality, it is a wonderful story that unfolds against the backdrop of late 18th century Paris. The author's well researched history is beautifully but tragically interwoven with the main character's life. So for me it was also a history lesson - as a young teenager, I learned about the atrocities of the French revolution and the first efforts towards smallpox vaccination. The main character, Manon, becomes involved with two men during her life: one is an aged aristocrat who genuinely loves her; and the other is a young handsome outlaw who robs her of her virginity in the first chapter. Even at the tender age of 15, I remember preferring her relationship with the aged aristocrat. Perhaps it was because it went against the grain of all the romance novels I was reading at the time -it seemed refreshingly real and genuine. If you are a fan of Rosalind Laker's "To Dance with Kings", you will definitely enjoy this one. If you come across a copy of it, forget about the cover and buy it!

The French Passion

I have read this book many times. It is set during the French Revolution, and is very similar in style to the Scarlet Pimpernel, etc. It is historically accurate, and very emotionally involving. I don't usually read romance novels, but this one is an exception. I always enjoy it.