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Book Review of The Velvet Hours

The Velvet Hours
The Velvet Hours
Author: Alyson Richman
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is based on a true Story.Madame Marthe de Florian a courtesan who saved valuable Art objects asked her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron to close her Paris apartment and leave it as it was. Solange left the apartment to her children and it was sealed off for 70 years. Solange was engaged to a young Jewish man and they had to flee France to avoid death by the Germans.They went to the United States on a ship and emigrated permanently.