Synopses & Reviews
TRUTH—BETRAYAL— INTRIGUE—REVOLUTION— AND LOVE Paris, 1747. Betrayed by God and humanity, Sophie moves to the seething capital of the kingdom. To survive, she works at Café Procope, the meeting place for freethinkers and revolutionaries.
Against her will she falls deeply in love with one of the regular customers: Denis Diderot, the famed philosopher and a married man. He and his colleagues are planning the most dangerous book in the world since the appearance of the Bible: an encyclopedia. Even more explosive are the covert references in the Encyclopedia that threaten to undermine both the monarchy and the church. But Sophie soon realizes that the stakes are even higher for her personally. At risk are her right to freedom, love, and happiness.
Review
“Prange’s
The Philosopher’s Kiss, set in eighteenth-century France, is a careful study of the origins of the Encyclopedia and the life and love of one of its creators, Diderot. Here is historical fiction at its finest—meticulously researched with superbly drawn characters, edifying and entertaining. ”
--Indu Sundaresan, author of The Twentieth Wife and Shadow Princess
Review
"This historic tale is compelling and well written, and Prange particularly brings Paris to vivid life.... Fans of historical fiction will find plenty to like." --Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The Philosopher's Kiss takes readers on a passionate love story between Sophie and Denis Diderot, the famed philosopher.
Synopsis
The Philosopher's Kiss takes readers on a passionate love story between Sophie and Denis Diderot, the famed philosopher.
Synopsis
The Philosopher's Kiss takes readers on a passionate love story between Sophie and Denis Diderot, the famed philosopher.