Cosette: Or The Time of Illusions

by Francois Ceresa (Author), HowardCurtis(translator) (Author)

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  2004

  $4.33

  This is a sequel to Victor Hugo's classic epic of revolutionary France LES MISERABLES which was an enormous landmark event in France when it was published It is two months since the death of Jean Valjean yet in September 1833 his daughter Cosette lives a seemingly idyllic life. Eighteen and married to wild and carefree Marius she is unaware of his unfortunate penchant for getting involved in questionable enterprises with dublous characters. But there are other more sinister concerns. In the shadows Thenadier the hangman bides his time while Inspector Javert, saved from suicide at the last minute, contemplates his quest for redemption From the Paris of the July Monarchy to the penal colony where Marius, like Jean Valjean before him, is condemned, the characters criss-cross, brush past each other, encounter each other anew, against a backdrop of the events of 1833 to 1836. An instant bestseller in France, Cosette is a feast for fans of the both the novel and the stage show.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $4.13

  An enormous landmark event in France when it was published, Cosette is the sequel to Victor Hugo's classic epic of revolutionary France Les Miserables.Fran?ois C?r?sa takes up the story in September 1833, two months after the death of Jean Valjean. His spirited daughter Cosette is now eighteen and living a seemingly idyllic life. Married to the wild and carefree Marius she is happy tending to her new house and spending time in her rose garden. However, her new-found happiness is threatened by her husband's close association with the cold and heartless dandy, the marquis de Am?dee. Under his influence Marius becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of Parisian life, edging him ever closer to danger.During the Mardi Gras festivities Marius unwittingly falls into a trap and is sent to a penal colony, like Jean Valjean before him. Thinking him dead, Cosette despairs until the oddly familiar priest, Verjat, begins to discover the reality behind the illusion. On a quest for redemption, Verjat uses all the skills from his previous life, as Inspector Javert, to help the distraught Cosette and the imprisoned Marius.From the salons to the brothels, from the caf?s to the stench of prison, the characters criss-cross, brush past each other, encounter each other anew, against a backdrop of the events of 1833 to 1836. An instant bestseller in France, Cosette is a feast for fans of the both the novel and the stage show.