· Title: Parlor Games Author: Maryka Biaggio Genre: Fiction (Historical / Gilded Age / 19th century / 20th century / Michigan / Chicago / Courtesan / New York City / London / Pinkerton / Marriage) Publisher/Publication Date: Doubleday (1/15/) Source: The publisher. Rating: Loved -- I couldn't put this down. Did I finish?: Oh yes -- I really couldn't stand not reading it! · Maryka Biaggio, a former psychology professor, has many scholarly publishing credits to her name, but Parlor Games is her debut novel. Maryka loves the challenge of starting with actual historical figures and dramatizing their lives—imagining what motivated them to behave as the did, studying how the cultural and historical context may have influenced them, and recreating some Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. " Parlor Games is a captivating tale narrated by the irresistible and deliciously unreliable con-woman May Dugas. Her escapades, which span the Gilded Age right through the turn-of-the-century, immediately transport the reader to a bygone era.
Summary. Television series inspired by Maryka Biaggio's novel "Parlor Games." Advertisement. Powered By. IMDB. Read "Parlor Games A Novel" by Maryka Biaggio available from Rakuten Kobo. Based on a true story, comes a sweeping historical novel about a beautiful con artist whose turn-of-the-century escapade. Maryka Biaggio. PARLOR GAMES The Pinkertons branded her a crafty blackmailer, but to her Dutch Baron husband she was the most glamorous woman to grace Europe's shores. Was the real May Dugas a cold-hearted enchantress, an able provider for her poor family, or a free-spirited globe-trotter?
Maryka Biaggio. PARLOR GAMES The Pinkertons branded her a crafty blackmailer, but to her Dutch Baron husband she was the most glamorous woman to grace Europe’s shores. Was the real May Dugas a cold-hearted enchantress, an able provider for her poor family, or a free-spirited globe-trotter?. "Based on a true story, Biaggio's narrative provides an engaging glimpse into a character who categorically eludes our attempts to define her." - Kirkus "Parlor Games is a captivating tale narrated by the irresistible and deliciously unreliable con-woman, May Dugas. Her escapades, which span the Gilded Age right through the turn-of-the-century, immediately transport the reader to a bygone era. Maryka Biaggio, a former psychology professor, has many scholarly publishing credits to her name, but Parlor Games is her debut novel. Maryka loves the challenge of starting with actual historical figures and dramatizing their lives—imagining what motivated them to behave as the did, studying how the cultural and historical context may have influenced them, and recreating some sense of their emotional world through dialogue and action.
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