The pleasing hour / a novel by Lily King.

The lyrical memoir of an American au pair girl in France. She is Rosie of New Hampshire who becomes a little too friendly with the man of the family and is banished to a village in Provence to care for an old aunt. But it is so pretty there and she is so appreciated "it does not feel like penitence....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Lily (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [1999]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Americans > France > Fiction.
France > Fiction.
Americans.
France.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Authors' inscriptions > 2015.
Authors' inscriptions.
Genre:
Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Authors' inscriptions
Authors' inscriptions.
Ownership and Custodial History:
Embossed stamp on front free endpaper: "Library of Lev Raphael." Author's presentation inscription on title page to Lev Raphael, dated May 15, 2015. Handwritten sticky-note on dust jacket.
Local Note:
MSU: From the MSS 375 collection, Lev Raphael papers.
MSU: In dust jacket.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:237 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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