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Set in 17th-century France, this is the story of Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer, who is forced to seek refuge amongst the sisters of the remote abbey of Saint Marie-de-la Mer. Reinvented as Soeur Auguste, Juliette is able to make a new life for herself and her young daughter, Fleur. This is threatened when the abbess dies and the new appointment, Isabelle, brings an old enemy, Guy LeMerle, with her
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Holy fools, Joanne Harris
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- Holy fools
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joanne Harris
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0385603649
- ISBN13
- 9780385603645
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, France, Magical Realism, 17th century, Monasteries, Abbeys, Jugglers
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- Holy Fools
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- Set in 17th-century France, this is the story of Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer, who is forced to seek refuge amongst the sisters of the remote abbey of Saint Marie-de-la Mer. Reinvented as Soeur Auguste, Juliette is able to make a new life for herself and her young daughter, Fleur. This is threatened when the abbess dies and the new appointment, Isabelle, brings an old enemy, Guy LeMerle, with her