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Title details for The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig - Available

The Orchid Affair

#8 in series

by Lauren Willig
Kate Reading
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Romance, Intrigue. Adventure, and . . . textbooks?
 
Laura Grey has had enough of governessing. After sixteen grim years spent schooling the children of England’s elite aristocracy, Laura sheds her domestic shackles and heads to the Selwick spy school, expecting an exciting new world of elaborate disguises and thrilling exploits. With the code name “the Silver Orchid,” Laura sets off for France in service of the master spy known as the Pink Carnation. There’s just one hitch. The Pink Carnation wants her to infiltrate the household of André Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte’s minister of police—as a governess.
 
André Jaouen has enough on his plate with rumors of a Royalist rising sweeping Paris. The arrival of his children, formerly tucked away in safety in Nantes, causes a whole new level of complication, especially with his sinister colleague, Gaston Delaroche, who is determined to one-up him in whatever way he can. Hiring a governess is meant to be the solution to the problem, and Laura seems like the perfect candidate. But from her first day in his house hold, André finds he’s hired far more than he’s bargained for. . . .With political intrigue and sinister plots swirling around them, can André and Laura uncover the secrets of state—and of their own hearts—before it’s too late?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Pink Carnation

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 20, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307878236
      • File size: 450621 KB
      • Duration: 15:38:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The world of espionage during the Napoleonic era was full of intrigue and danger. In her newest adventure, the Pink Carnation enlists Laura Grey, the Silver Orchid, to spy on AndrÄ Jaouen in the Ministry of Police in Paris. Narrator Kate Reading is delightful as she tells of Grey's secret rendezvous with poets and booksellers. Grey seeks clues to the Royalist plot to enthrone the prince they've hidden away for his safety. As the story wends its way through Paris, Reading switches from French to English to Latin seamlessly. Listeners will enjoy the leisurely pace as Reading escorts them along Paris's winding streets and introduces them to verbose, erudite characters. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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