Cosette: Or The Time of Illusion. First Printing

Ceresa, Francois

ISBN 10: 0333908740 / ISBN 13: 9780333908747

Published by Basingstoke. Pan Macmillan, 2003

About this Item

Basingstoke. Pan Macmillan. 2003. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Black boards with gilt titles to the spine. Clean unmarked contents; condition is fine. Pictorial dust wrapper; a hint of wear along the top edge but very near fine. This is a sequel to Victor Hugo's classic epic of revolutionary France, Les Miserables. It is two months since the death of Jean Valjean, yet in September 1833 his daughter Cosette is eighteen and married to carefree Marius, she is unaware of his unfortunate penchant for getting involved in questionable enterprises with dubious characters. In the shadows, Thenadier the hangman bides his time while Inspector Javert, saved from suicide at the last minute, contemplates his quest for redemption. From the Paris of the July Monarchy to the penal colony where Marius, like Jean Valjean before him, is condemned, the characters criss-cross each other against a backdrop of the events of 1833 to 1836.

Seller Inventory # MAR08.22001

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cosette: Or The Time of Illusion. First Printing
• Publisher: Basingstoke. Pan Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333908740
• ISBN 13: 9780333908747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • historical fiction, first

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Synopsis

Franois Crsa takes up the story in September 1833, two months after the death of Jean Valjean. His spirited daughter Cosette is now eighteen and living a seemingly idyllic life. Married to the wild and carefree Marius she is happy tending to her new house and spending time in her rose garden. However, her new-found happiness is threatened by her husband's close association with the cold and heartless dandy, the marquis de Amdee. Under his influence Marius becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of Parisian life, edging him ever closer to danger. During the Mardi Gras festivities Marius unwittingly falls into a trap and is sent to a penal colony, like Jean Valjean before him. Thinking him dead, Cosette despairs until the oddly familiar priest, Verjat, begins to discover the reality behind the illusion. On a quest for redemption, Verjat uses all the skills from his previous life, as Inspector Javert, to help the distraught Cosette and the imprisoned Marius. From the salons to the brothels, from the cafs to the stench of prison, the characters criss-cross, brush past each other, encounter each other anew, against a backdrop of the events of 1833 to 1836. An instant bestseller in France, Cosette is a feast for fans of the both the novel and the stage show.

About the Author

Francois Ceresa is an award winning critic, journalist and writer. Cosette is his tenth book.