Courtesan

Set amid the elegant ch teaux of Belle poque France and the closely guarded world of nineteenth-century Persian women, Courtesan unfolds with the breathtaking cinematic sweep and stunning visual grandeur of an epic film. At its heart are three unforgettable women: Madame Gabrielle, the courtesan whose fateful liaison with the shah of Persia reverberates in the lives of her daughter, Fran oise, and her rebellious and brave granddaughter, Simone, whose journey plunges her into the cutthroat diamond trade, where the secrets of an ancient culture may hold the truth she desperately seeks.

Author: Dora Levy Mossanen
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 07/05/2005
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.05h x 4.99w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780743246781

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2005 pg. 444
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2005 pg. 36
Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 52
Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1754

About the Author
Dora Levy Mossanen was born in Israel and moved to Iran when she was nine. At the onset of the Islamic revolution, she and her family fled to the United States. The recipient of the San Diego State University Editor's Choice award and the author of Harem, a widely acclaimed novel translated into numerous languages, Dora Levy Mossanen lives in Beverly Hills, California. She can be reached at DoraLevyMossanen.com