Ebook {Epub PDF} Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran

But in a third tableau, a different part of Marie Tussaud’s life emerged. Dressed in a black gown and dirtied apron, a young Marie could be seen holding up a lantern in the Madeleine Cemetery. The Revolution had begun, and she was searching through a pile of severed heads – all victims of Madame Guillotine. Immediately, I wanted to know. In these pages, her tumultuous story comes to life as only Michelle Moran could tell it. The year is , and a revolution is about to begin. Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of wax sculpting by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum, the Salon de Cire. It is near perfect - historical fiction at its finest - and by far her best novel. The book's full title is Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution, and that's an important clue to its subject.

MICHELLE MORAN was a public high school teacher for six years and is currently a full-time writer living in California. She is the author of the national bestse. The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire but who was this woman and how did she become one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? In these pages, her tumultuous story comes to life as only Michelle Moran could tell it. The year is , and a revolution is about to begin. A Novel of the French Revolution. By: Michelle Moran. Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor. Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Literature Fiction, Genre Fiction. out of 5 stars. ( ratings) Add to Cart failed.

In her fourth novel (after Cleopatra's Daughter), Moran turns from the ancient world to the French Revolution and Madame Tussaud (–), the namesake of the famous wax museum. The book follows Marie Tussaud from her beginnings as an unknown wax sculptor working to obtain a visit from the royal family, an event that will garner acclaim for her family's wax salon. In these pages, her tumultuous story comes to life as only Michelle Moran could tell it. The year is , and a revolution is about to begin. Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of wax sculpting by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum, the Salon de Cire. Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran is a historical fiction that showcases one of the most famous woman from that time. We all know Madame Tussaud for her wax museum that are still around today but she was a real woman who witnessed the “Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.”.