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Following her father’s assassination and her mother’s death, Xenia, a young woman from the Russian elite, finds herself alone to take care of her sister and baby brother. Like many of her compatriots, the young woman flees the Bolsheviks and moves to Paris, where she faces the tragedies and destitution...
Following her father’s assassination and her mother’s death, Xenia, a young woman from the Russian elite, finds herself alone to take care of her sister and baby brother. Like many of her compatriots, the young woman flees the Bolsheviks and moves to Paris, where she faces the tragedies and destitution of exile.
Determined to support her family, Xenia finds work as model for a French fashion designer who makes the most of her extraordinary beauty. When she meets the dashing German photographer Max von Passau, she knows her life will be changed forever and they engage in a passionate relationship between Paris and Berlin. But Xenia is reluctant to give in fully to her love for Max as she values her independence and family too much to risk losing them.
The events of history also contribute to separate the lovers further. Horrified by the rise of Hitler, Max enters the Resistance movement, in part to shield a Jewish former lover. Xenia, who finds herself pregnant hides the fact from Max and marries a Parisian politician who will provide for her and for her family and protect them.
Will their love emerge unscathed from the darkness of a merciless era?
Theresa Révay is a European writer with a French twist. Her best-selling La Louve blanche and its sequel, Tous les rêves du monde, have been translated into eight languages. She also wrote Valentine ou le temps des adieux (translated into two languages) and Livia Grandi ou le souffle du destin (translated into four languages).
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