White Lies

"White Lies" by Charles Reade, written in the late 19th century, examines themes of nobility, loss, and the shifting social structures following political upheaval in France. The novel follows the family of the late Baron de Beaurepaire, focusing on his widow and daughters, Josephine and Rose, as they navigate their changed circumstances in the wake of the French Revolution. At the beginning, the family is introduced as part of the French aristocracy, once wealthy and esteemed, but now stru...