{"product_id":"the-life-and-amours-of-the-beautiful-gay-and-dashing-kate-percival","title":"La vie et les amours de la belle, gaie et audacieuse Kate Percival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a woman reveal when she tells the story of her loves on her own terms?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival, Kate speaks directly to the reader about her youth, her romantic attachments and her struggles. Presented as her memoir, the book places a bold woman's own voice at the centre of a life shaped by love, ambition and the wish for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomance forms the backbone of Kate's account, but her strong will matters too. Her story invites you to consider what it means to live by your own rules. Read it as a confessional narrative rather than a strict biography: the boundary between experience and invention is not always clear, and the identity behind the author's name remains uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA voice close by\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Kate through a first-person account that brings her recollections directly to you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove at the centre\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the romantic attachments that give this account of a woman's life its shape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA will for independence\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the wish to live by one's own rules through a narrator of strong will.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe confessional tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover a form built around a woman's telling of her youth, loves and struggles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetween memory and invention\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read with curiosity about the uncertain line between lived experience and a crafted personal story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy confessional memoirs, period romance and stories of unconventional women rather than documented history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet Kate in the voice she claims as her own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534656340316,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00218_en_ebook-front_c22.jpg?v=1792175014","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/la-vie-et-les-amours-de-la-belle-gaie-et-audacieuse-kate-percival","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}