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The Privilege of the Sword
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The Privilege of the Sword Hardcover - 2006

by Kushner, Ellen

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Small Beer Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Privilege of the Sword
  • Author Kushner, Ellen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Small Beer Press, Northampton MA:
  • Date September 1, 2006
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Recycled Paper
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9459149-75
  • ISBN 9781931520201 / 1931520208
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 6.24 x 1.21 in (21.79 x 15.85 x 3.07 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power and prestige in the city's labyrinth of streets and ballrooms, theatres and brothels, boudoirs and salons. Into this alluring and alarming world walks a bright young woman ready to take it on and make her fortune. A well-bred country girl, Katherine knows all the rules of conventional society. Her biggest mistake is thinking they apply.Katherine's host and uncle, Alec Campion, the capricious and decadent Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here--and to him, rules are made to be broken. When he decides it would be far more amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to ballroom and husband, her world changes forever. And there's no going back. Blade in hand, it's up to Katherine to find her own way through a maze of secrets and betrayals, nobles and scoundrels--and to gain the power, respect, and self-discovery that come to those who master...

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About the author

Ellen Kushner is a novelist, performer, and public radio personality. Her work includes the weekly national public radio series PRI's Sound & Spirit with Ellen Kushner, the recording The Golden Dreydl: A Klezmer 'Nutcracker' for Chanukah (Rykodisc CD) and a live performance piece, Esther: The Feast of Masks.

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