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I did a bit of wiki research when There was magic, to my young ears, in the very name of the Fair of Beaucaire. I did a bit of wiki research when our hero explains how he was driving his family to the fair in a 'large and commodious char-a-banc'. Never having seen that term before, I wanted to see just what kind of carriage he was handling with such style.

Turns out it was a big open wagon with benches, but the kicker was that it supposedly was not developed in France until the 's.

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Manning for this slight error, since perhaps she had no other idea what to call the thing. On we go to the Fair, which is business for the family, because they are cloth merchants. So far so good. But already there were signs of the times: Catholics and Protestants were not on friendly terms at that time in history, and the remarks made during the first couple of chapters by nearly all of the characters quickly began to grate on my nerves.

There really was a Fair of Beaucaire, and the town itself played a big part in the religious wars of the times. But I decided I do not care to read about such events right now. I am tired enough of modern-day intolerance. Historical fiction or not, interesting first sentence or not, I simply am not in the mood for more. This was a DNF after 2 chapters.

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A conservative President just coming to terms with the loss of his beloved wife. Cassie Mercer is a veteran TV news reporter, bred to the job by her legendary parents. On we go to the Fair, which is business for the family, because they are cloth merchants. So far so good. But already there were signs of the times: Catholics and Protestants were not on friendly terms at that time in history, and the remarks made during the first couple of chapters by nearly all of the characters quickly began to grate on my nerves.

There really was a Fair of Beaucaire, and the town itself played a big part in the religious wars of the times. But I decided I do not care to read about such events right now. I am tired enough of modern-day intolerance.

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