{"product_id":"gilded-youth-three-lives-in-frances-belle-epoque-paperback","title":"Gilded Youth: Three Lives in France's Belle Époque - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Cambor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were the children of France's most celebrated men of nineteenth-century letters and science, the celebrity heirs and heiresses of their day. Their lives were the subject of scandal, gossip, and fascination. Léon Daudet was the son of the popular writer Alphonse Daudet. Jean-Baptiste Charcot was the son of the famed neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, mentor to a young Sigmund Freud. And Jeanne Hugo was the adored granddaughter of the immortal Victor Hugo. As France readied herself for the dawn of a new century, these childhood friends seemed poised for greatness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGilded Youth\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Cambor paints a portrait of a generation lost in upheaval. While France weathered social unrest, violent crime, the birth of modern psychology, and the dawn of World War I, these three young adults experienced the disorientation of a generation forced to discover that the faith in science and progress that had sustained their fathers had failed them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith masterful storytelling, Cambor captures the hopes and disillusionments of those who were destined to see the golden world of their childhood disappear--and the universal challenges that emerge as the dreams of youth collide with the realities of experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Cambor\u003c\/b\u003e received her PhD in history from Yale University. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, among other periodicals. Cambor lives in New York City. \u003ci\u003eGilded Youth\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.72 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43123918635143,"sku":"9780374532246","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/kqKe8kmqv09780374532246.webp?v=1756713013","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gilded-youth-three-lives-in-frances-belle-epoque-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}