Skylark : a novel / Paula McLain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLain, Paula, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyers--Fiction.

Artisans--Fiction.

Liberty--Fiction.

Asylums--Fiction.

False imprisonment--Fiction.

Escapes--Fiction.

Medical students--Fiction.

Refugees--Poland--Fiction.

Underground areas--France--Paris--Fiction.

Catacombs--France--Paris--Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945--France--Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.

Paris (France)--History--1940-1944--Fiction.

France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Endpapers

Physical Description:

452 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Sky-lark : a novel

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2026.

Summary:

"1664. Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette's efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpãetriáere asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies, and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined. 1939. Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival, even as his work as a doctor is jeopardized"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Illustrated lining-papers.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781668028155

1668028158

1668229048

9781668229040

OCLC:

1553874308