title: A Dangerous Liaison
author: Carole Seymour-Jones
description: . . . Indefatigably detailed and even-handed. [Seyour-Jones] has mastered a great deal of French political life over many decades.  <i>Literary Review</i><br /><br />. . . Excellent. . . . Seymour-Joness narrative crackles and pops with engrossing anecdotes . . . a tautly written, riveting book . . . formidable.  <i>The Observer</i>
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  **_Dangerous Liaisons_**
  
  
  
  
  
  **_by_**
  
  
  
  
  
  **_Sarah Stuart_**
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2015 Sarah Stuart
  
  
  
  
  
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  rights reserved. This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in
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  form, except for short quotes in a review, without the written permission of
  
  
  the author.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All characters in Dangerous Liaisons are fictitious: any
  
  
  similarity with real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The
  
  
  majority of settings do not exist. Some, such as theatres and hotels, are
  
  
  named; no reflection is intended on their reputation, management, or staff.
  
  
  Scenes that take place in these environs are fictional.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  thanks to the backstage and front-of-house staff, directors, and countless
  
  
  performers at The Arts Centre Theatre, Aberystwyth University, Wales, Her
  
  
  Majesty’s Theatre, and Victoria Palace Theatre, London, and Northern Bal