by Alexandra Lapierre · EDITION POCKET N° 2338 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266015417
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«La lionne du boulevard» is the historical novel by Alexandra Lapierre, published by Presses Pocket in paperback (473 pages, in French).
Set in 19th-century Paris, it narrates the rise of Céleste Vainart, a young working-class woman from the Temple district who, from the dances at the bal Mabille in 1844 to the chariot races at the Hippodrome, makes her way among the intellectual bohemia, the aristocracy and the courtesans through cunning, manipulation and strategy.
Originally published in 1984; the cover features the subtitle «La femme du boulevard».
For readers of historical fiction and French fiction interested in 19th-century Paris and female protagonists who rise socially.
Alexandra Lapierre is a French author of novels, biographies, and short stories.
