| International Standard Book Number |
9798891648319 (large print)
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| Personal Name |
Abe, Shana, author.
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| Title Statement |
A crown of stars : a novel of the Lusitania / Shana AbeÌ.
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| Edition Statement |
Center Point Large Print edition
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2026
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| Physical Description |
456 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| General Note |
Includes discussion questions and author's note with background historical information.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Kensington Publishing Corp.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-450).
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In turn-of-the-century England, the Jolivet family lives a charmed existence. Daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner and a French pianist, vivacious Marguerite, the eldest of three, loves spinning stories and entertaining her family's well-connected friends. No one is surprised when she announces, at 18, that she intends to become an actress. Her sister, Inez, a virtuosa violinist, moves to London with her. Marguerite takes the stage name Rita, and quickly draws the attention of legendary theater producer Charles Frohman. Rita is known for her "sultry eyes, her mystic smile," and her star burns brighter with every role. Inez, meanwhile, has already found love, and travels the world with her adored husband. Yet soon, war is raging across Europe. Rita, in New York for the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The Unafraid, receives word from Inez that their brother is about to enlist. Hoping to see him before he departs, Rita books a ticket on the fastest steamer available: the RMS Lusitania. But the ship sails under a British flag, and the German government warns that all such vessels are fair game. Once aboard, Rita is delighted to discover both Charles and her brother-in-law as fellow passengers. But as the ship nears Liverpool, every assumption will be tested, and Rita, her family, and the world, will be changed forever by the voyage's infamous and catastrophic end . . ."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Jolivet, Inez Fiction.
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
Lusitania (Steamship) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sisters Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Actresses Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Great Britain History George V, 1910-1936 Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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