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Name: The Protegee
Author: Ridley, Erica
ISBN: [978-0-593-89766-9,0-593-89766-8]

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The Protegee

Author: Ridley, Erica

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Follett Number: 2111UH1
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Press, 2025
Format: 327 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-89766-9
ISBN-10: 0-593-89766-8
LCCN: 2024-050497
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:

Fashion Fiction

France History 1848-1870 Fiction

Historical Fiction

Paris (France) Fiction

Revenge Fiction

Thrillers (Fiction)

Eighteen-year-old Angelique, a talented young seamstress from a working-class background, seeks vengeance on the factory owner who destroyed her family, all while navigating a cutthroat competition for a coveted position in Paris's fashion world.

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A working-class young woman would kill to become assistant to Paris's top modiste, but she must first seek vengeance against those responsible for the death of her family, in this thrilling historical horror from New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley! Eighteen-year-old Angelique dreams of designing opulent gowns for society's elite, but her reality is a life spent dyeing silk in a sweatshop. That is, until tragedy strikes, leaving her orphaned and responsible for her younger sister. Determined to elevate their station, Angelique secures a position as a junior dressmaker for Paris's top modiste. Though she's tormented by other seamstresses for being poor, and her meager salary barely pays rent, she refuses to give in. When a high-stakes contest for a coveted protegee role is announced, Angelique will do whatever is necessary to win--even if it means resorting to deadly measures. What's a little arsenic between coworkers? As Angelique outshines--and outlives--the competition, her newfound privilege and power are weaponized against those who destroyed her family. Will she conquer the world of high fashion to claim her rightful place as Paris's best designer, or will the cost of ambition be too high?

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