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Patriot's Daughter - The Story of Anastasia Lafayette (Paperback)
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Patriot's Daughter - The Story of Anastasia Lafayette (Paperback)
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Loot Price R451
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As the beloved daughter of the famous Marquis de Lafayette,
Anastasia and her family lived a rich and happy life in France on
the eve of the Revolution. Papa was often away from home, fighting
for freedom in the American Revolution and then in the French
Revolution he helped to start. But as France's initial quest for
Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood descended into the chaos of the
Reign of Terror and the terrible guillotine, their lives were in
great danger. As the people's cheers of admiration and love for
Lafayette changed over the years to howls of hate and fury, the
Lafayettes escaped to their country home of Chavaniac... but found
they were no safer there, as their mother Adrienne was arrested and
taken to prison in Paris with other members of the nobility, many
whose lives were ended by the blade of the guillotine. Anxiety and
an uncertain future along with diminishing resources, serves to
strengthen eldest daughter Ann into an intelligent and resolute
young woman, capable of holding the family together while Maman is
in prison, and Papa is off at war and then imprisoned in Austria.
Even so, will the patriotic de Lafayettes survive the turmoil that
swirls around them? Can Ann stand firm as a Patriot's Daughter? Out
of print for more than 20 years, this special edition is presented
in a large, trade size paperback format, suitable for collecting.
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