Banners of Silk
by Rosalind Laker
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Louise Vernet was raised in the slums of Paris, coming of age amid the splendor and corruption of the Second Empire. She ruled the world of fashion, clothing the most fabled women of title and pleasure in a society where even sin had to have style. Pierre de Gand, godson of the Emperor himself, taught Louise Vernet what it was to love and be loved. But it was all destroyed in a shattering act of betrayal. Robert Prestbury, an Englishman who claimed to be a gentleman, lured Louise into a Victorian marriage.
It was a union that trapped her like a vice as he used her for his profit and tormented her for his pleasure. Will Russell nurtured Louise’s genius and offered her the financial backing that made her fortune, but it wasn’t long before her debt to him mounted beyond what she could pay without gambling her heart. There were many men in Louise Vernet’s life who fed her ambition and passion — but where was the one who could give her happiness…? Will she ever get her happy ending?
Dazzling & glamorous...A compelling Heroine. A sweeping Plot...Sure to please fans of ''A Woman of Substance'' (Publishers Weekly)---Fr. Cvr.
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Banners of Silk, Rosalind Laker, Pseudonym of, Barbara Øvstedal, 19th century, England, British, Classic, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Fashion, Seamstress, Cloth, Novel, Hardcover, Paperback, Fashion designers, History, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Large type booksTimes
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Banners of Silk
August 1999, Magna Large Print Books
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Banners of Silk
June 01, 1982, The New American Library of Canada
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0451115457 9780451115454
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Barbara Øvstedal (3 Oct 03, 1921 – Nov 23, 2012) was an author who wrote under the pseudonyms Barbara Paul and Barbara Douglas. She later changed to Rosalind Laker when Barbara Paul gained recognition.
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She ruled an empire of elegance. Louise Vernet. Raised in the slums of Paris. Coming of age around the splendor and corruption of the Second Empire. She ruled the world of fashion, clothing the most fabled women of title and of pleasure in a society where even sin had to have style.
She took as her lover a nobleman she could never wed -- and gave a name to their child by entering into a passionless marriage. Sweeping from the Paris of Louis Napoleon to the England of Queen Victoria... and from the depths of despair to the heights of joy and fulfillment... this is the unforgettable saga of a woman of daring and destiny -- and the dazzling world of French haute couture she helped create....
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