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Desrochers's best-selling novel presents the powerful tale of orphan Laure Beausejour. Laure experiences an atrocious year with the coming of 1669 in the female dormitory in Paris where she was sent by royal decree in an effort to clear the streets of the very poor, the insane, and the minor criminal class. Forced to make lace and to work as a seamstress, she dreams of open...Log In or Sign Up to Read More