{"product_id":"ribbons-of-scarlet-lp","title":"Ribbons of Scarlet LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors.\"--Martha Hall Kelly, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA breathtaking, epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and wives, fanatics and philosophers--seven unforgettable women whose paths cross during one of the most tumultuous and transformative events in history: the French Revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRibbons of Scarlet \u003cem\u003eis a timely story of the power of women to start a revolution--and change the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late eighteenth-century France, women do not have a place in politics. But as the tide of revolution rises, women from gilded salons to the streets of Paris decide otherwise--upending a world order that has long oppressed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue-blooded Sophie de Grouchy believes in democracy, education, and equal rights for women, and marries the only man in Paris who agrees. Emboldened to fight the injustices of King Louis XVI, Sophie aims to prove that an educated populace can govern itself--but one of her students, fruit-seller Louise Audu, is hungrier for bread and vengeance than learning. When the Bastille falls and Louise leads a women's march to Versailles, the monarchy is forced to bend, but not without a fight. The king's pious sister Princess Elisabeth takes a stand to defend her brother, spirit her family to safety, and restore the old order, even at the risk of her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when fanatics use the newspapers to twist the revolution's ideals into a new tyranny, even the women who toppled the monarchy are threatened by the guillotine. Putting her faith in the pen, brilliant political wife Manon Roland tries to write a way out of France's blood-soaked Reign of Terror while pike-bearing Pauline Leon and steely Charlotte Corday embrace violence as the only way to save the nation. With justice corrupted by revenge, all the women must make impossible choices to survive--unless unlikely heroine and courtesan's daughter Emilie de Sainte-Amaranthe can sway the man who controls France's fate: the fearsome Robespierre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuinn, Kate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKate Quinn is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with \u003cem\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Huntress\u003c\/em\u003e. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with two rescue dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDray, Stephanie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephanie Dray is a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of historical women's fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into eight languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. Before she became a novelist, she was a lawyer and a teacher. Now she lives near the nation's capital with her husband, cats, and history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamoie, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLaura Kamoie is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e USA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of historical fiction. She holds a doctoral degree in early American history from The College of William and Mary, published two non-fiction books on early America, and most recently held the position of Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy before transitioning to a full-time career writing fiction. 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