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1897: A woman fights against the limitations of her society,
Odette Rising
What you need to know before your trail
From her bedroom window, Odette Huré watches a funeral bier carry her father’s coffin away. She is twenty-one and she has not left the house for ten years, soothing herself with books and food.
Odette’s only joy is found in the extravagant menus she dreams up and which the housekeeper reluctantly prepares for her. With the sudden death of her father, the walls she has built around herself begin to crumble. Forced into society, she discovers she is now responsible for a fortune and a stockings factory – renowned for its exquisite designs which adorn the slender ankles of Parisian femmes célèbres.
Now Odette must try and navigate a world she has hidden from for so long. In doing so she must excavate the secrets left behind by her father and in turn, accept the shocking truth about her own identity and all that she is capable of.
Travel Guide
Sèvres
The novel moves from here to Paris and then New York – but the most fascinating location is here.
It is known as the standard setter for porcelain manufacture in Europe. There was a trend of inserting hand painted porcelain plaques from the Sèvres factory into furniture panels for a time up until the French Revolution, when demand declined.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Odette Rising
Destination/location: Sevres, Paris, New York (Brooklyn) Author/guide: Julianne Edwards Departure Time: 1897
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