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In 1799, having stowed away on her father's ship sailing from England to Ceylon in search of her long-lost mother, Constance Blackchurch falls in love with a French orphan they rescue from a nefarious pearl dealer.
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The rules for a young English woman in 1799 are simple: Do what you're told; stay out of the way; and don't, under any circumstances, ask questions. But Constance Blackchurch is insatiable, headstrong, and complex; and the quest to find her missing mother is too much to resist... ...as is Alexandre Sans-Nom, the pearl diver who steals her heart, uproots all of her social expectations, and can either ruin or save the family she loves.
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