The Exiles - Softcover

A Tale

 
9781330463017: The Exiles

Synopsis

This book, set in the 19th century, tells the story of a noblewoman named Clotilde. Clotilde is orphaned by her father's untimely death, and her guardian Baron Sassen, who is secretly in love with Clotilde, proposes to her. However, Clotilde has been secretly engaged for the past six years to a political prisoner named Hubert. Hubert is exiled from Europe and Clotilde decides to leave everything behind and join him in America. The novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, loss, and emigration. Clotilde must choose between her duty to her family and her love for Hubert. The novel is also a commentary on the political climate of the time and the oppression that forced many to leave their homelands. The author delves deep into complex emotions and captures the struggles of women and political prisoners in 19th century Europe. This is a sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman who risks everything for love. It offers a complex portrait of a woman who is ahead of her time and engages readers with riveting explorations of sacrifice, duty, and the circumstances that lead people to risk everything to start over.

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