![]() ![]() ![]() Despite her disadvantaged childhood, Julienne goes to become a competent seamstress working for Marie Antoinette. For one, the Queen takes a liking for Julienne, and she not only gives her a salon but also entrusts a diamond to her care. Julienne is getting a break and good things begin to happen to her. When a scabrous baker rapes her, and her grandmother forces her to marry the violator, Julienne runs away and land smack in Marie Antoinette’s carriage. She grew among prostitutes, and the environment causes many traumatic events that remain in her mind way after she leaves the slum. Julienne grew up in the slums where life was tough, and there was little chance of success. The Frenchman covers details from Julienne’s childhood to adulthood while highlighting the key events that characterize her rather colorful life. Julienne is a seamstress with a painful past and a desire to succeed. ![]() The historical piece traces Julienne Forge’s journey from Paris all the way to Pennsylvania, where she seeks asylum after a streak of unfortunate events. The Frenchman is the first novel by Jean MacKin. She lives upstate New York with her husband, Steve Poleski. Jeanne writes Louisa May Alcott Mystery series under the pen name Anna Maclean. Aside from writing, MacKin has worked as a journalist and as a university researcher and science writer. Jeanne Mackin is a historical fiction writer best known for her detailed and captivating historical novels. ![]()
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