Jacob's Folly by Rebecca Miller

Jacob's Folly

Rebecca Miller

371 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

In 18th-century Paris, Jacob is a peddler of knives, salt cellars and snuffboxes. Despite a disastrous teenage marriage, Jacob is determined to raise himself up in life, by whatever means he can. In 21st-century America, Jacob's life has twisted i...

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