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001    1252763477 
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020    0063119609|q(paperback) 
035    (OCoLC)1252763477 
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100 1  Stachniak, Eva,|d1952-|eauthor. 
245 14 The school of mirrors :|ba novel /|cEva Stachniak. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins 
       Publishers,|c[2022] 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    403, 7 pages ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes reader's guide with discussion questions (pages 2
       -7 at end of work). 
520    "A lush, engrossing tale of love, deception and scandal in
       the 18th century French court of King Louis XV. Against 
       the tumult of 18th century France, King Louis XV has tired
       of courtly intrigues and becomes a connoisseur of 
       innocence. On the grounds of the Palace of Versailles lies
       Deer Park, a hunting ground that also offers another 
       pleasure: a mansion where his young mistresses are housed.
       But when these girls first arrive at Deer Park, it is 
       under the guise of a different role. They are promised 
       employment in the household of a count, and, eager to 
       improve their stations, they leave their families to serve
       him. Veronique is one such girl. She is introduced to "the
       count," and young and naive as she is, she never doubts 
       his identity. And as he begins to bestow affection on her,
       she quickly becomes consumed with love for him. It is too 
       late when she realizes who he really is, the stakes of 
       their affair and what she will have to give up to survive.
       In vivid detail and with a breathless pace, Eva Stachniak 
       captures the story of a fast-changing France, where the 
       once beloved Louis XV is losing ground, his grandson the 
       Dauphin Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are sickening the 
       country with their opulence and the French Revolution is 
       stirring. It is in this France that Veronique's young 
       daughter, Marie-Louise, will grow up searching for answers
       about her birth. With stirring insight and dazzling 
       intrigue, this novel questions the true meaning of 
       legacy."--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Louis|bXV,|cKing of France,|d1710-1774|vFiction. 
650  0 Mothers and daughters|zFrance|vFiction. 
650  0 Courtesans|zFrance|vFiction. 
650  0 Unmarried mothers|vFiction. 
650  0 Illegitimate children of royalty|zFrance|vFiction. 
650  0 Mothers and daughters|vFiction. 
651  0 France|xSocial life and customs|y18th century|vFiction. 
651  0 France|xHistory|yLouis XV, 1715-1774|vFiction. 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
938    Brodart|bBROD|n130007536 
938    YBP Library Services|bYANK|n17463259 
994    C0|bORL