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The beasts of Paris / Stef Penney.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
AF PENN	Adult Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .
AF PENN	Adult Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781529421569 (paperback)
Name	Penney, Stef author.
Title	The beasts of Paris / Stef Penney.
Published	London : Quercus, 2023.
Published	©2023
Description	483 pages : map ; 24 cm
Summary	A diverse group of characters find themselves in Paris during the build up to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, connected by their proximity to the Menagerie in the Jardin des Plantes, home and prison to the glamorous predators that draw visitors from all walks of life. Anne is a former patient from the women's asylum, La Salpetriere, trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn't understand her. Newcomer Lawrence is desperate to develop his talent as a photographer and escape the restrictions of his puritanical Canadian upbringing. Ellis, an army surgeon, has lived through the trauma of the US Civil War and will do anything to avoid another bloodbath. The Franco-Prussian War ended in humiliating defeat for the French after the Siege of Paris in which civilians were subjected to sustained bombardment, barely surviving a long winter of hunger and bitter cold. This terrible time was followed by yet more bloodshed: the socialist government of the Paris Commune that briefly seized power was crushed by the French Army with devastating violence.
Subjects	Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction
	Gay men -- France -- Paris -- Fiction
	Racially mixed women -- France -- Paris -- Fiction
	Zoos -- France -- Paris -- Fiction
	Sieges -- Fiction
	Survival -- Fiction
	Paris (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871 -- Fiction
	Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 -- Fiction
	Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction
Genre	Historical fiction
	Queer fiction
	LGBTQ+
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction . Gay men -- France -- Paris -- Fiction . Historical fiction . LGBTQ+ . Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction . Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 -- Fiction . Paris (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871 -- Fiction . Queer fiction . Racially mixed women -- France -- Paris -- Fiction . Sieges -- Fiction . Survival -- Fiction . Zoos -- France -- Paris -- Fiction . Authors: Penney, Stef .

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